And he will almost certainly take credit for legislation passed on Tuesday that would pay the health care costs of emergency workers who rushed to ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001, for the rest of their lives. Within the White House, a small group of staff has begun talking about the need to come up […]
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U.S. home sales tumbled 1.7% in June, with rising prices and a scarce supply locking out many Americans from ownership. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that homes were sold last month at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.27 million units. Sales have shriveled 2.2% over the past 12 months, despite such positive
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Photographer Sujata Setia travels the world running photography workshops for students in places like Ireland and Dubai. Wherever she is, she asks elderly, long-married couples to volunteer as models for her and her students. “Let us take some engagement-style photos of you and you can keep them,” she tells the couples. Their reactions are usually
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“People who have disabilities deserve to have fun too,” says Comic Con fan Kaitlyn Lundy. The 23-year-old has anxiety and depression and for the past three years Kaitlyn has travelled with her service dog Lilo from Phoenix Arizona to San Diego to attend Comic Con, an annual event that attracts thousands of people. On Saturday,
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You’re reading In Her Words, where women rule the headlines. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Let me know what you think at dearmaya@nytimes.com. “My wish would be, all the photos in the future, there will always be women.” — JoAnn Morgan, the only woman in NASA’s firing room for the
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Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died from injuries suffered in a grueling 11-round fight against Subriel Matias on Friday night. Dadashev’s strength and conditioning coach Donatas Janusevicius and trainer Buddy McGirt confirmed the death to ESPN. The 28-year-old had been in a medically induced coma at the University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center, following
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WASHINGTON — An influential group of Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday set an ambitious target for United States greenhouse gas emissions, calling for a reduction to net-zero by 2050. The goal, intended to slow the pace of global warming, does not include either a legislative or regulatory plan. It would very likely
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For too many women at work today, the innocuous question “Would you mind making coffee?” is not a request from a boss. It is an order. If this question came from a co-worker, you could either say no or conveniently forget how to make coffee, but to preserve a relationship with your manager, the refusal
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Fifteen years have passed since Natasha Bedingfield released the hit song “Unwritten,” and it continues to carve out a place in culture. The English singer-songwriter says people of all ages still often share with her how much the song means to them. “I love when people tell me about big changes in their lives and
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Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has told lawmakers at France’s lower house of parliament that they need to listen to scientists on the issue of climate change and act now to avert a catastrophe. Thunberg spoke Tuesday in a conference room, invited by lawmakers from several parties. She has drawn criticism from some conservative
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