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North Korea Says It Has Tested a New ICBM Engine
The statement, issued Friday, followed an order from the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, to develop a new ICBM that is harder to intercept.
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US
New Federal Rule Has Done Little to Stem Spread of ‘Ghost Guns’
Sellers of key components of the untraceable homemade firearms have been interpreting the rule in the narrowest possible way.
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Newyork
N.Y.C. Community Boards Usually Oppose New Housing. Not This One.
Local groups are known for opposing new development. But amid a housing shortage, one community board representing parts of Manhattan’s West Side wants to see a lot more.
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Books
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Big Blue Marvel
James Cameron returns to Pandora, and to the ecological themes and visual bedazzlements of his 2009 blockbuster.
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News
Washington Post Publisher Announces Plan for Job Cuts
Fred Ryan, the news outlet’s publisher, said in a meeting with employees that cuts would amount to a single-digit percentage of staff.
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Books
Review: Gibney Dances Ohad Naharin, Minus the Inner Drive
The Gibney Company presents Naharin’s “Yag,” but the dancers lack the stage presence to fully inhabit it.
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US
Cheap Meets Eco-Chic on the Ski Slopes
Alpine gear is expensive, but online dealers of used jackets, boots, skis and more are enticing newcomers with bargain prices and promoting recycling in an era of climate change.
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World
New Zealand Bans Cigarette Sales to Everyone Born After 2008
The new laws are aimed at eliminating most smoking by 2025 and slashing the number of licensed tobacco retailers.
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10 Years Later, a State Trooper Who Responded to Sandy Hook Looks Back
Bill Cario was one of the first to enter the elementary school after the shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, but he stresses that he was not alone in helping, or in healing the community.
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Newyork
Prosecutor in Bankman-Fried Case Made a Career of White-Collar Cases
Damian Williams, the federal prosecutor overseeing the case of Samuel Bankman-Fried, has been in office only 14 months but he has already handled a series of white-collar prosecutions. When a reporter asked at a news conference on Tuesday where the ...