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How Do You Restore a Chestnut Forest or an Apple Orchard? Very Slowly.
This botanic garden is determined to bring back the American chestnut tree and heirloom apples that taste like those grown…
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$550,000 Homes in Maine, the District of Columbia and Kentucky
A two-bedroom cottage in Castine, a one-bedroom apartment in a Beaux-Arts building in Washington and a circa-1900 house in Louisville.
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New York City’s Worst Water Bill Delinquent? New York State.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and two other state entities owe $76.5 million in unpaid city water bills at a time…
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New Jersey Is One of America’s Fastest-Warming States, Data Shows
Global warming is hitting the entire Northeast particularly hard, according to figures provided by Climate Central, a nonprofit group.
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New York Expands Divisive Food Debit Card Program for Migrants
Despite pushback against a pilot program to provide the debit cards, the city expanded it, saying it saves money.
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If Not President Biden, Then Who?
Democrats and donors are pondering who could be the best alternative to take on Donald Trump after faltering attempts to…
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The ‘Philly Girl’ Shielding Biden From the Bad News
Amid the public fretting and finger-pointing rage over how to deal with a Democratic presidential nominee who most Americans think…
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Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All
After last week’s debate disaster, some Democrats are trying to circle the wagons to protect President Biden, noting that Barack…
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On Abortion, the Supreme Court Purported to Say Nothing but Spoke Volumes About Itself
Given the breathtaking sweep of the Supreme Court’s decisions in the final days of its term, it’s easy to overlook…
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A Ban on Elephant Hunting Has Collapsed. Or Maybe It Never Existed.
Five bulls from the area around a Kenyan wildlife reserve have been shot and killed in Tanzania in recent months.