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New York Today: Obama's New York

Locked out of his friend's apartment on his first night in New York, Barack Obama slept atop his luggage in an alleyway and woke to find a white hen pecking at the garbage. “New York,” he wrote in “Dreams From My Father.” “Just like I pictured it ... >> view original

Pope Departs, After Showing a Deft Touch

PHILADELPHIA — Six days ago, Pope Francis landed in Washington for his first visit to the United States — a country that he did not know and that did not know him. He flew out Sunday night, having wowed Washington and New York, while leaving behind a ... >> view original

Your Monday Briefing

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good morning. Here's what you need to know: • Theater at the U.N.. World leaders gather today in New York for the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, where Syria, the refugee ... >> view original

Live from New York: It's Putin Speech Bingo

Russian President Vladimir V. Putin is set to give a highly anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday as relations with the West have fallen to their worst since the end of the Cold War. Dive into the psyche of the Russian ... >> view original

New York City Bar Association Urges Reduction of Mass Incarceration in Report

The New York City Bar Association will release a report on Monday urging federal and state leaders to “make the reduction of mass incarceration a top priority.” Titled “Mass Incarceration: Seizing the Moment for Reform,” the report offers several ... >> view original

Eagles Expose the Jets' Deficiencies

Unable to handle prosperity — and that whole falling-behind-by-24-points thing — the Jets dropped into a second-place tie in the A.F.C. East with Rex Ryan's Buffalo Bills, behind unbeaten New England. The Jets also fell to 0-10 against the Eagles. >> view original

Guarding the Prison Guards: New York State's Troubled Disciplinary System

A few days after Ramon Fabian arrived at the Ulster Correctional Facility on the southern edge of the Catskill Mountains last year, a guard conducting the morning head count yelled at him to shut up. Inmates at Ulster, a medium-security New York State ... >> view original

Separatists in Catalonia Win Narrow Majority in Regional Elections

The separatist leaders have vowed to form a new regional government that will lead Catalonia to statehood within 18 months. “We have a democratic mandate; we have won against all odds,” Artur Mas, the Catalan leader, told supporters in central ... >> view original

Obama Begins Visit To New York, With A Meeting With Putin On Itinerary

President Obama arrived in New York on Sunday for the United Nations General Assembly. Among the items on his agenda: a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ARUN RATH, HOST: President Obama has arrived in New York City for the United ... >> view original

Coming Into New York

After Providence, Connecticut—the green defiant landscape, unrelievedexcept by ordered cities, smart and smug,in spirit villages, too full of lifeto be so called, too small to seem sincere.And then like Death it comes upon us:the plain of steaming ... >> view original