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Newyork
Most Teachers Know They’re Playing With Fire When They Use Tech in the Classroom
A few years ago, when researchers at Boston College and Harvard set out to review all of the existing research on educational apps for kids in preschool through third grade, they were surprised to find that even though there are hundreds of thousands ...
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Newyork
Fixing the Quality Problems at Boeing
More from our inbox: Arizona’s Abortion Ban: ‘What Century Are We Living In?’Don’t Cancel Student LoansWhy Leave ‘Nice’ Countries?‘Pro-Humanity’ ProtestersCaring About Fish Benefits UsCredit...National Transportation Safety Board, via Associated ...
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Newyork
These Perfumes Come With Notes of Blood, Latex and Floorboards
For a growing number of fragrance fans, smelling singular is more important than smelling good.
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US
Oregon Is Recriminalizing Drugs. Here’s What Portland Learned.
Oregon’s governor has signed a measure to reimpose criminal penalties for hard drugs. Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland talks about why the experiment “failed.”
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World
Gaza’s Shadow Death Toll: Bodies Buried Beneath the Rubble
With hand tools and bare hands, families and rescuers continue to search broken buildings for missing friends and relatives.
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World
Threat of Unrest Looms Over Al Aqsa Mosque on First Friday of Ramadan
A heavy Israeli police contingent checked worshipers on Friday entering the Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, where the threat of unrest loomed over the conclusion of Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims and one that has taken on added ...
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Newyork
A New York Loft Where the Art Comes First
IN THE 1960S and ’70s, clearing out and refinishing a downtown loft was a rite of passage for New York artists, who were drawn by cheap rent and ample studio space to the postindustrial buildings of SoHo and TriBeCa. Today, of course, those same ...
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News
Overdose or Poisoning? A New Debate Over What to Call a Drug Death.
Grieving families want official records and popular discourse to move away from reflexive use of “overdose,” which they believe blames victims for their deaths.
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News
Rents Are Flat — or Up, or Down, Depending Where You Look
Nationally, one-year rent increases have leveled out, but local conditions may vary.
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Newyork
How Bad Is Crime in the Subways?
Officials have spent millions to make New Yorkers transit riders feel safe. The investment is motivated more by passengers’ perception than by crime rates.