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News
Enslaved African Americans in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved…
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Finance
We’re in the Era of the ‘Top Gun’ C.E.O.
Work is war — or it can feel that way to certain executives. To meet the moment, they’re getting in…
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Finance
Tech Firms Once Powered New York’s Economy. Now They’re Scaling Back.
For much of the last two decades, including during the pandemic, technology companies were a bright spot in New York’s…
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World
Was the Rolled-Up Painting in the Dog Walker’s Closet Worth Millions?
The dog walker thought so. Sotheby’s planned the auction — at first.
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World
With Hollywood on Strike, a Bright Spot in New York’s Economy Goes Dark
Tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers, in solidarity with striking actors and writers, are bracing for what could be a…
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Style
Is This the End of the Red Carpet?
The actor’s strike could have far-reaching implications for how we watch and consume fashion.
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World
What Do You Call a German Siesta? An Answer to the Europe Heat, Some Say.
The siesta, a sacred afternoon break in Spain, was once mocked as lazy. But now, countries like Germany, which were…
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World
Roald Dahl Museum Calls Author’s Racism ‘Undeniable and Indelible’
A museum in England devoted to the best-selling children’s author, who died in 1990, condemned his antisemitic views.
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Arts
Blending Dance and Sculpture Creates a Fresh View of Art
An exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is one of several recent projects using the two forms to explore…
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World
As Politicians Cry ‘Crisis,’ Some Migrants Are Finding Their Way
At around 7 a.m. one day last August, the first migrants sent to New York City by the governor of…