By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT It started out as fireworks and dynamite to promote the new New York Times Building, eventually evolving into the famous ball drop.Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr
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The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop
By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT It started out as fireworks and dynamite to promote the new New York Times Building, eventually evolving into the famous ball drop.Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr
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N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’
By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT Letitia James has been unusually forthright in her desire to use her office to pursue President Trump and his family.New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh
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Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist
By BILL KELLER from NYT A New York Times editor contrasts the dictator’s first New York visit with a follow-up trip 36 years later.New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN
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A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package
By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT There’s deep pleasure in creamy chilled oats, a small indulgence that leaves you feeling great.Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw
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‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’
By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT How can we continue to let women into offices while they insist on occupying human bodies?Business https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9
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Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey
By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT In “Born to Be Posthumous,” Mark Dery probes the “eccentric life” and “mysterious genius” of the illustrator whose books have proved fiendishly irresistible.Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd
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2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Selected Times graphics, visualizations and multimedia stories from 2018.U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy
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Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?
By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The incentives of grant funding and career advancement, even the potential for fame, can influence researchers. The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw
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Russia detains American in Moscow over suspected spying
Russia's domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow.
from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2QdrjVx Russia's domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow.
from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2QdrjVx Russia's domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow.
Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results
By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT In a vote with widespread irregularities and intimidation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remains in power, but faces accusations that she’s more autocratic.World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY
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Russian apartment block blast kills three, dozens missing: agencies
Russian rescuers were on Monday searching for people still trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast, killing at least three, RIA said.
from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2EWK3Yp Russian rescuers were on Monday searching for people still trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast, killing at least three, RIA said.
from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2EWK3Yp Russian rescuers were on Monday searching for people still trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast, killing at least three, RIA said.
Bangladesh's PM Hasina wins third straight term; opposition cries foul
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a third straight term, sealing a landslide with almost all the seats in parliament, officials said on Monday, while the opposition rejected the result as rigged and called for a fresh vote.
from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2Ti7ZZd Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a third straight term, sealing a landslide with almost all the seats in parliament, officials said on Monday, while the opposition rejected the result as rigged and called for a fresh vote.
from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2Ti7ZZd Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a third straight term, sealing a landslide with almost all the seats in parliament, officials said on Monday, while the opposition rejected the result as rigged and called for a fresh vote.
Iran says Afghan Taliban arrived in Tehran, held peace talks
Iran said Taliban representatives from Afghanistan negotiated with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to advance peace talks in the neighboring country to curb the influence of other Islamist groups.
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Bangladesh's PM Hasina wins third straight term; opposition cries foul
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a third straight term, sealing a landslide with almost all the seats in parliament, officials said on Monday, while the opposition rejected the result as rigged and called for a fresh vote.
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