Invented Chinese Names Rejected in San Francisco Elections
San Francisco has printed candidate names in Chinese characters since 1999. But now the city is cracking down on ones that some […]
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A Union Leader in Nebraska Tries to Leap to the Senate on Labor’s Strength
Dan Osborn led a strike in 2021 against the Kellogg’s plant in Omaha. Now he is challenging Senator Deb Fischer as an […]
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When the Border Crisis Is in Your Backyard: Migrants, Cartels and Cowboys
Desperate migrants. Cartel violence. It’s all happening in the Chiltons’ backyard. Desperate migrants. Cartel violence. It’s all happening in the Chiltons’ backyard. Read […]
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Haley Says She Is Going the Distance Against Trump. Here’s Her Plan.
The former South Carolina governor is expected to lose big in her home state. Beyond that, it’s an even steeper climb. The […]
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In New York, the Trump Brand Is Costing Some Condo Owners
When Donald J. Trump became president, condominiums in buildings emblazoned with his name began selling for less, according to an analysis. When […]
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Woman Arrested for DUI in Washington State Had a Brain Bleed
Nicole McClure said she spent hours in a jail cell, enduring taunts, until a delayed medical check revealed that her brain was […]
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Hudson Valley Towns Have a Big City Problem: The Rent Is Way Too High
Long considered more affordable than New York City, the Hudson Valley presents a stark example of how the nationwide housing crisis is […]
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Remington Flees New York For Georgia After 200 Years
Remington is leaving Ilion, N.Y., after two centuries, abandoning upstate for a gleaming new factory in Georgia. With it goes the village’s […]
Read more‘I Kissed Him Goodbye at Grand Central and Started Walking’
A teary night in Manhattan, a familiar sandwich order and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. […]
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How a Notorious Jail Became a Literary Hotbed
A court fight over Rikers Island’s future has produced thousands of pages about the jail complex’s troubled state. Inmate authors have produced […]
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