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This Year, Love and Death Go Hand in Hand on Valentine’s Day
Eugene Diamond spent Tuesday morning dipping strawberries into chocolate at his family’s sweet shop in a small town outside Kansas City. It was the day before Valentine’s Day, and all things chocolate were in high demand.
Can America Turn a Productivity Boomlet Into a Boom?
Kevin Rezvani came of age in kitchens: spending summers at his grandfather’s bakery in Japan, doing work-study in his college cafeteria and working for years as a line cook at mid-tier restaurants, along with some stints in fast food.
Two Students, Two Views, One Campus Conflict in the Midwest
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — They represent opposite corners at the University of Michigan, two sides of student activism who have hunkered down and almost never communicate. Salma Hamamy is one of the most prominent faces of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus.
Senate Passes Aid to Ukraine, but Fate Is Uncertain in a Hostile House
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene Over Claim of Absolute Immunity
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to pause an appeals court’s ruling rejecting his claim that he is absolutely immune from criminal charges based on his attempts to subvert the 2020 election.
Wildfire Smoke Will Worsen, New Study Shows, and Protections Are Few
More than 125 million Americans will be exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution by the middle of the century, largely because of increased smoke from wildfires, according to estimates released Monday.
Losing a Son, and Their Bridge to a Foreign Community
PARKLAND, Fla. — Linda Zhang wandered into her son’s room and sat for a while. She visits there from time to time, after her husband has gone to work at the restaurant and their other kids have gone to school.
For Some Couples, Marrying on Super Bowl Weekend Is a Win
In weddings, as in football, the will to win may be nothing without the will to prepare. That’s why Laura Arvizu and Robert Marquez, of Paso Robles, California, started planning their wedding in Mexico 14 months ago.
Inside Biden’s Protective White House
WASHINGTON — Aides have President Joe Biden take the shorter stairs to board Air Force One. When it comes to news conferences, they yell loudly — and quickly — to end the questions, sometimes stealing a classic awards show tactic and playing loud music to signal the conclusion of the event. And forget about regular interviews with major news publications, including a traditional presidential sit-down on Super Bowl Sunday.
Students Are Making a ‘Surprising’ Rebound From Pandemic Closures. But Some May Never Catch Up.
Elementary and middle school students have made up significant ground since pandemic school closings in 2020, according to the first detailed national study of how much U.S. students are recovering. But they are still nowhere close to being fully caught up.
Audit Finds Fatal Lapses in Mental Health Program Meant to Curb Violence
NEW YORK — Poor oversight and bureaucratic delays in New York state’s gold-standard program for treating mentally ill people at risk of becoming violent has led in recent years to preventable injuries and even deaths, according to a state audit made public Thursday.
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