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Glimpses Inside Secretive Sect After Killing at Upstate New York Church

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — To its neighbors in this upstate town, Word of Life Christian Church presented itself as a constant curiosity: an imposing but tidy former schoolhouse whose occupants kept to themselves, almost never opening their doors or their ... >> view original

FBI Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Websites

Last week, the New York attorney general opened an inquiry into the prospect that employees of DraftKings and FanDuel won lucrative payouts based on information not available to the public. In addition, three class-action lawsuits have been filed ... >> view original

Jerusalem Grows More Grim and Polarized With Clampdown

... new service on Facebook this week, offering to accompany children to school for no charge. Rami Nazzal and Irit Pazner Garshowitz contributed reporting. A version of this article appears in print on October 15, 2015, on page A6 of the New York ... >> view original

Top New York restaurateur says no more tipping

New York's highly touted Gramercy Tavern is joining a small but growing group of restaurants in the city and across the country in doing away with tips. "You will no longer find a tip line on your check, and there will be no need to leave additional ... >> view original

Geoffrey Marcy to Resign From Berkeley Astronomy Department

Geoffrey Marcy, the renowned astronomer who was found guilty in a campus investigation of sexually harassing students, is resigning from the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a professor for 16 years. >> view original

TripAdvisor Names New York City Restaurant Best in America

Travel website TripAdvisor has released its top 10 restaurants in the country, and three New York City eateries make the coveted cut. Bouley, an upscale French dining spot in a Tribeca warehouse on Duane street, earned the title of best restaurant in ... >> view original

In Debate, Hillary Clinton Sent a Message to Doubters

HENDERSON, Nev. — Democrats expressed growing skepticism on Wednesday that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. could find a foothold if he entered the presidential campaign as Hillary Rodham Clinton's commanding performance in the first ... >> view original

Lupita Nyong'o Makes New York Stage Debut in War Drama 'Eclipsed'

“Eclipsed” has its New York opening Wednesday night, six years after first debuting in Washington, D.C. Credit two factors for the spotlight cast on this production today: Wife No. 4, known to her companions as “The Girl,” is played by Lupita Nyong'o ... >> view original

New York Today: Eagle Eyed

Bald eagles have made a comeback in New York over the last few decades, after a thinning of their population in the 1960s and '70s, when the heavy use of the pesticide DDT inhibited their reproduction. In the 1970s, there was a lone breeding pair of ... >> view original

Sex Ed Lesson: 'Yes Means Yes,' but It's Tricky

Under the new law, high school students in California must be educated about the concept of affirmative consent — but they are not actually being held to that standard. So a high school student on trial on rape charges would not have to prove that he ... >> view original