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Hottest Subway Stations in New York City

The hottest day of the year so far didn't just bring sweltering conditions to the streets in New York City -- subway riders suffered underground, too. Checkey Beckford reports (Published Wednesday, July 29, 2015). Updated at 1:40 PM EDT on Thursday ... >> view original

Mullah Mohammad Omar's Life Ends With Little Clarity

The letters, copies of which were provided to The New York Times, were intended for other Taliban commanders, and large parts of both were rants against Mullah Mansour. Although the authenticity of the letters could not be independently verified ... >> view original

Glare of Video Is Shifting Public's View of Police

Polls show overwhelming public support for police body cameras — 92 percent in a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted April 30 to May 3. But law enforcement officials warn against unrealistic expectations of a simple transition that will provide a ... >> view original

Hillary Clinton campaign blasts 'egregious' errors by The New York Times

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is accusing The New York Times of "egregious" errors and the "apparent abandonment of standard journalistic practices." The campaign is angry over a story The Times published one week ago about fallout from ... >> view original

Deals Flow to Contractor Tied to Mexican President

Parts of protected forest have been slashed, exposing the path of a 20-mile highway to the new airport in Mexico City that is demolishing swaths of Mr. García's indigenous community in its wake. Mr. García and his neighbors fighting it say they never ... >> view original

Federal Reserve Denies Credit Union for Cannabis

Under the federal guidelines issued by a division of the Treasury Department last year, financial institutions are pressed to file “suspicious activity reports” when a new pot business opens or closes an account. But that guidance left unclear whether ... >> view original

Undone Deal Is Astros' Gain

HOUSTON — Sitting in the dugout at Minute Maid Park in Houston this week, the Astros' general manager, Jeff Luhnow, reflected on the way his job had changed. The Astros are making a playoff push, a bit ahead of schedule, after six losing seasons in a row. >> view original

New York minimum wage increase: Who really pays

Research suggests that most fast food workers in New York are 22 or older. But Jankowski says the vast majority of her employees are high school and college students. Most earn $8.75 an hour but her shift leaders earn $9.75. As it is, due to previous ... >> view original

Success Academy Gets $8.5 Million to Add Charter Schools in New York City

Success Academy, the fast-growing network of sought-after charter schools, announced on Thursday that it had received an $8.5 million gift to add schools in New York City. By helping Success Academy continue its expansion, the gift, from the hedge fund ... >> view original

US Psychologists Urged to Curb Questioning Terror Suspects

“This is an existential crisis for the A.P.A.,” said Steven Reisner, a New York psychologist and critic of the role the organization played in the Bush-era interrogations. “How they handle this will determine whether the association will survive.” The ... >> view original