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If Not in New York, Then Where?
Here is what the indefinite pause on New York City’s congestion pricing program, if it sticks, will cost: 120,000 more…
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Reflections on Gen Z and ‘Sellout Culture’
More from our inbox: Gun Trafficking to MexicoA Strong LeaderJoe Biden’s Tall Tales, and MineCredit...Jeff HincheeTo the Editor: Re “‘Selling…
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Norman Carol, Violinist in Historic Concert in China, Is Dead at 95
The concertmaster and first-chair violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades, he took part in a diplomatic breakthrough in 1973…
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Morrie Markoff, Listed as Oldest Man in the U.S., Dies at 110
A rare supercentenarian, he remained remarkably lucid after 11 decades, even maintaining a blog. His brain has been donated for…
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David Boaz, a Leading Voice of Libertarianism, Dies at 70
At the Cato Institute, he argued against government interference in Americans’ lives, including policing their drug use, and supported legal…
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Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on its Head.
Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new…
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What My Father Taught Me About Texas Barbecue, and Being a Dad
Gabriel H. Sanchez My mother often jokes that her children’s first taste of barbecue was in the womb. It’s the…
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Don’t Call It an ‘Ethnic’ Grocery Store
Last year, Americans bought a half a billion packets of Shin Ramyun, the spicy, beefy Korean instant noodle. The bold…
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Saudi Arabia’s Thoroughly Iconic, Unsustainable City in the Desert
It may not feel like it, but we’re likely experiencing the largest construction booms in history. According to one estimate,…
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The Great Interest Rate Debate
Peter Coy: Hi, Paul. The Fed meets Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about interest rates, which many voters are really…