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New York City Celebrates Women's World Cup Winners With Parade of ...

Fresh off its World Cup championship, the U.S. women's soccer team got a hero's welcome on Friday with a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan mobbed by young girls and other flag-waving fans, followed by a City Hall ceremony where each player was ... >> view original

Ted Cruz Accuses New York Times Of Lying About Bestseller List

The fight between Ted Cruz and The New York Times escalated Friday afternoon with the Texas senator's presidential campaign accusing the newspaper of lying about why they are keeping his book off its bestseller list. The campaign sent out a news ... >> view original

Uber is slowing down New York City, but slowing down Uber won't fix the problem

A new analysis suggests that Uber could be playing a significant role in New York City's worsening traffic congestion—but it also shows that the response proposed by city officials is unlikely to alleviate the problem. Uber, Lyft, and other businesses ... >> view original

Psychologists Shielded US Torture Program, Report Finds

The report, which was obtained by The New York Times and has not previously been made public, is the result of a seven-month investigation by a team led by David Hoffman, a Chicago lawyer with the firm Sidley Austin at the request of the psychology ... >> view original

Time Running Out for Lucky $7 Million New York Lottery Winner

The person who bought a New York Lottery Cash4Life ticket last July in Brooklyn has only two weeks left to claim his or her $7 million prize. The winning ticket was purchased at Milky Way Deli at 1669 Ralph Ave. in Brooklyn on July 24, 2014. >> view original

At Bloomberg, John Micklethwait channels an ancient ancestor

Yet for the couple-thousand reporters, writers and editors toiling away in the service of these goals, from New York to Frankfurt to Hong Kong and just about everywhere in between, consternation runs high. Is the desire for widespread impact trumped by ... >> view original

New York ditches controversial test-maker Pearson

New York is ditching Pearson as its test-maker after years of high-profile missteps, switching to a smaller vendor that will cost more but comes with less baggage, the State Education Department announced Thursday. The state awarded a new five-year ... >> view original

Era Ends as South Carolina Lowers Confederate Flag

COLUMBIA, S.C. — They pooled by the thousands in the scorching July heat — white and black, old and young, civil rights veterans and everyday Southerners who grew up with the symbols and assumptions of the racial order of the South. They waited ... >> view original

City Room | New York Today: Keeping a Tugboat Afloat

People hoping to save the tugboat from a bankrupt fate say that conservationists have focused their attention on landmarks, neglecting the sea and its historical importance to the development of New York. Todd Heisler, a photographer for The Times ... >> view original

USA Women's World Cup Parade – Highlights

The U.S. women's national team became the first team of female athletes to be honored with a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan. Mayor Bill de Blasio handed the team keys to the city in a ceremony at City Hall. Facebook ... >> view original