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Tracing the Long, Winding Path of an Ancient Roman Aqueduct
The stone arches looped solemnly over their shadows, some teetering above the grass, some sinking into it. It was a dazzling January morning, and I was standing in the Park of the Aqueducts, about 20 minutes by metro from central Rome. Here, the ruined arcades of six of the 11 aqueducts that once supplied the Eternal City with an astonishing volume of water — by some counts double the per capita water allotment of a typical 21st-century American city — have been preserved.
Florida Abortion Ban to Take Effect, Cutting Off Major Access Point
MIAMI — Florida has long played a significant role in the American abortion landscape, with dozens of clinics providing the procedure to tens of thousands of residents a year while also taking in patients from across the Southeast.
On the Met Roof, Skywriting His Way to Freedom
NEW YORK — When this old world starts getting me down. I’ve found a paradise that’s trouble-proof …. So crooned the Drifters in 1962, making the inner-city rooftop — “tar beach” — a very cool spring-and-summertime place to be. And although the roof of the august Metropolitan Museum of Art may not have figured in anyone’s getaway plan back then, it does now, thanks to the Roof Garden sculptural commissions the museum has been installing, seasonally, over the past dozen years.
An Explosion in Afghanistan Nearly Killed Him. Now, It’s Inspiring His Senate Bid.
LAS VEGAS — Lying in an Afghan desert, engulfed in flames and soaked in diesel fuel, Sam Brown realized he was about to die. It was September 2008, and Brown, a U.S. Army captain, had been leading his platoon to the aid of fellow soldiers who had been ambushed by the Taliban. Then, his Humvee struck a roadside bomb. In an explosion of fire and concussive sound, Brown’s life was forever changed.
New Orleans Likes to Drink. They Spotted a Huge Recycling Opportunity
It started with a lament over the fate of empty beer and wine bottles. In early 2020, Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, then-seniors at Tulane University, in New Orleans, were spitballing ways to keep their glass out of the trash. For all of its imbibing, the city didn’t offer curbside glass recycling. Pretty much all of the many bottles drained in the Crescent City ended up in landfills.
A City Scarred by Terrorism Prepares an Olympic Opening Without Walls
PARIS — A terrorist attack in 2015 that left her city angry and heartbroken persuaded Paris’ mayor, Anne Hidalgo, to campaign for the Olympic Games. “I said to myself, ‘We need to do something that is unifying,’” she said in a recent interview, remembering the horrifying afternoon when masked gunmen charged into the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and opened fire that January, killing 12. “Something that is very powerful, very peaceful and allows us to move forward. So I threw myself into it.”
‘Decisions Under Fire’: Campuses Try a Mix of Tactics as Protests Grow
BOSTON — Wearing riot helmets and carrying zip ties, Boston police officers moved in one day this past week and surrounded a group of pro-Palestinian protesters on a grassy patch of Northeastern University’s campus. Six police wagons were idling nearby, and an officer had issued a terse warning. Mass arrests looked imminent.
A Wealth Shift That Could Leave Some Younger Americans Behind
Alainta Alcin has heard about the huge transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their millennial children that is underway — a move that has been called the largest shift of assets in history. But Alcin, an analyst for hospital systems, says it bears little resemblance to her own family’s experience.
Titanic’s Treasures Captivate Collectors, but They’ll Need Deep Pockets
Tony Probst’s passion for the Titanic is unwavering. Since the mid-1990s, he has amassed hundreds of artifacts from the ship’s maiden voyage in 1912, including a lifeboat plaque, china, sheet music and an array of personal documents.
EPA Severely Limits Pollution From Coal Burning Power Plants
The Biden administration on Thursday placed the final cornerstone of its plan to tackle climate change: a regulation that would force the nation’s coal-fired power plants to virtually eliminate the planet-warming pollution they release into the air or shut down.
University of Southern California Confronts an Unfamiliar Era of Protest
The scene was as raucous as the rest of the montage that has played out for days at colleges around the nation: demonstrators swarming and calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, a leafy quad strewn with camping equipment, police officers wearing helmets and face shields.
TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?
The swift passage this week of legislation to force the sale or ban of TikTok was the first time a federal tech law has been approved in years. And after a logjam of dozens of bills to rein in the business practices and power of tech giants, it appeared some momentum was building for further regulation.
How a Pirate-Clad Pastor Helped Ignite Trump Media’s Market Frenzy
One afternoon last month, Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor and die-hard supporter of Donald Trump, put on a pirate costume, set up his microphone and recited a prayer. Nedohin was opening his latest livestream on the right-wing video site Rumble, where he has about 1,400 followers who share a devotion to Trump Media & Technology Group, the former president’s social media company.
Meta’s AI Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted
In the past few days, you may have noticed something new inside Meta’s apps, including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp: an artificially intelligent chatbot. Within those apps, you can chat with Meta AI and type in questions and requests like “What’s the weather this week in New York?” or “Write a poem about two dogs living in San Francisco.” The assistant will come up with responses immediately, such as “The corgi was short, with a butt so wide, the lab was tall, with a tongue that would glide.” You can also instruct Meta AI to produce pictures — like an illustration of a family watching fireworks.
Who Can Be Trusted for Retirement Advice? New Rules Strengthen Protections.
When you walk into a financial adviser’s office, you expect them to put your best interests above all else — in the same way a doctor would, rather than, say, a car salesperson. But many people don’t realize that the rules financial professionals must follow vary, depending on where they work and what products they’re selling.
Why an Oregon Case Before the Supreme Court Matters So Much to California
The Supreme Court began hearing a case Monday that could have profound implications for how the United States deals with its escalating homelessness crisis. The case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, asks whether fining homeless people for sleeping outside when there isn’t adequate shelter space for them amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Though the case originated in Oregon, it is being watched across the country, perhaps nowhere more closely than in California.
Biden Earth Day Event Will Try to Reach Young Voters, a Crucial Bloc
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to a national park in Virginia on Monday, Earth Day, to spotlight his clean energy investments, with an eye on bolstering support among young voters disillusioned with their choices for the 2024 election.
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