Low Prices Lure Hong Kongers to China
Hong Kong residents are finding in Shenzhen, the mainland city next door, lower prices, better service and tasty cuisine.Hong Kong residents are […]
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The BT Tower, a Once-Futuristic London Landmark, Will Become a Hotel
The tower, once used to send telecom traffic, has been sold and will be transformed by the company that turned the TWA […]
Read moreThe Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See
In an effort to program contemporary works, the company will present recent operas by Jeanine Tesori, John Adams, Jake Heggie and Osvaldo […]
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Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86
His drumming lent spontaneity and imagination to the unfettered sound of seminal rock ’n’ roll records by Jerry Lee Lewis and others. […]
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Nikki Haley Can’t Count on South Carolina’s Newcomers for Help
Nearly 10 percent of South Carolina voters were not in the state when Nikki Haley left office in 2017, and many newcomers […]
Read moreReview: Brooklyn Museum Zine Show ‘Copy Machine Manifestos’
An extraordinary exhibition of dissident and countercultural takes at the Brooklyn Museum shows the power of the copy machine. An extraordinary exhibition […]
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What’s Causing Cape Town to Smell? A Ship Full of Cows.
As the stench wafted more than a mile inland, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found a buildup of […]
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Assange Extradition Case Returns to UK Court
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has been in prison for nearly 5 years, fighting a U.S. extradition order. A hearing is his […]
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Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt for 150,000 Borrowers
With the latest round of relief, the Biden administration has canceled $138 billion of student debt for nearly 3.9 million borrowers. With […]
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Ex-President Made Honduras a Safe Haven for Drug Gangs, Prosecutors Say
The former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, goes on trial Wednesday in Manhattan, accused of years of misrule funded by cocaine proceeds. The […]
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