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Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair?
It was showtime at the youth swine exhibition, and the pig barn was bustling. The competitors, ages 3 to 21, were practicing their walks for the show ring and brushing…
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 economy, adding thousands of high-paying jobs and expanding into millions…
Once Praised, Jails Chief Draws Ire Over Lack of Transparency on Rikers
As pressure mounted earlier this year to show improvements in New York City’s troubled jails system, its commissioner, Louis A. Molina, made a major change in how the agency responds…
Judge Suggests 20 Years for Doctor Who Abused Women, but Delays Sentence
A former Manhattan gynecologist convicted of inducing patients to cross state lines for examinations during which he sexually assaulted them is to be sentenced Tuesday after a hearing was delayed…
Vital Places of Refuge in the Bronx, Community Gardens Gain Recognition
Sheryll Durrant left her family farm in Jamaica in 1989 and embarked on a career in corporate marketing. But after the 2008 financial meltdown, she reconsidered her life. She returned to…
School District Woes Likened to ‘Environmental Racism’ in Flint, Mich.
Students and staff in the East Ramapo Central School District, about 30 miles north of New York City, cannot drink the tap water in any of the public school buildings,…
How Israel’s Supreme Court Might React to the Challenge to Its Power
As protesters continue to pour into the streets throughout Israel, condemning a bill passed on Monday by the right-wing government to blunt the power of the country’s judiciary, the Israeli…
Chicago woman arrested after one child left alone on CTA bus, another at nearby home
A 31-year-old woman has been charged with two misdemeanor child endangerment charges after a 1-year-old boy was found alone on a Chicago bus and another boy was found alone at…
Residents worry ahead of Fukushima water release
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea within weeks. It’s unclear whether, or how, damaging that would be, but residents…