A new routine, a prescient gift and more reader tales of life in New York City during the pandemic in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Category: Current Events
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Demand for This Toad’s Psychedelic Venom Is Booming. Some Warn That’s Bad for the Toad.
In a sign of unintended consequences of the psychedelic resurgence, scientists say that the Sonoran desert toad is at risk of population collapse.
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‘I Don’t Have the Right to Cry’: Ukrainian Women Share Their Stories of Escape
In war, things can change quickly. A New York Times reporter wanted to capture — in whatever blurry way one can in a war — this moment in this war, three weeks in.
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On Eve of Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks on Jackson
The White House and Democrats have pushed back hard against new claims that the judge was overly lenient in certain cases, calling them a smear.
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Ice Skating at a Rink Is Fun. Gliding Through a Forest? Glorious.
Ottawa’s winter-lovers can now pick among a half-dozen skating trails that wind for miles through the wilderness in and around the city. But climate change threatens the good times.