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What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly.
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Police Officers May No Longer Hold People to Check for Warrants
A settlement filed Friday will bar N.Y.P.D. officers from detaining people at length as they check databases for reasons to…
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A Look Inside New York’s Swirling Kaleidoscope of Faiths
New York City is a place of maximum diversity in minimum space, to borrow a phrase from the writer Milan…
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Can New York’s Plan for Mentally Ill Homeless People Make a Difference?
In a big city, the number of untreated, severely mentally ill people is relatively small. But making sure they get…
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like the B.Q.E.?
The infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway needs an overhaul. But there are different views on how to fix it.
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D.A. to Offer Mental Health Care to People Arrested in Manhattan
District Attorney Alvin Bragg plans to spend $9 million to provide social workers and housing services to those who want…
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El Paso, Long an Immigrant Haven, Is Tested by Spike in Arrivals
The influx is arousing a mix of emotions in a predominantly Latino border city where immigrants already make up a…
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In Fiji’s Closely Observed Election, a Former Coup Leader Is Ahead
In a region where China and the United States fight for influence, observers await results from the vote to choose…
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Pope Francis calls for people to celebrate a more ‘humble’ Christmas and donate to Ukraine.
Pope Francis suggested on Wednesday that people celebrate “a more humble Christmas” this year by spending less on gifts and…
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At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital
In Kinshasa, a megacity of 15 million, heavy rain left roads, infrastructure and many neighborhoods underwater or in ruins.