Asia Pacific|India’s Top Court Bars Campaigns Based on Identity Politics – New York Times

New York TimesPosters of Hindu gods in Guwahati, India, on Monday. The top court in the country said that the Constitution enshrines its elections as fundamentally secular. Credit Anupam Nath/Associated Press. NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Trailblazing Hasidic woman judge from New York: “Don’t give up” – CBS News

CBS News“The very idea that an ultra-Orthodox woman could be a judge” is notable, said Samuel Heilman, a City University of New York sociology professor who studies Orthodox Judaism. Under the strictest interpretations of Jewish law, women can’t be judges or … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office – New York Times

New York TimesThe surprising vote came on the eve of the start of a new session of Congress, where emboldened Republicans are ready to push an ambitious agenda on everything from health care to infrastructure, issues that will be the subject of intense lobbying from … and more …read more From:: New York City News […]

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After Obama, Some Health Reforms May Prove Lasting – New York Times

New York TimesTo better understand how Mr. Obama has changed health care, two reporters from The New York Times spent a week shadowing and talking to doctors, patients, executives and others at IU Health, a system that demonstrates the breadth of changes catalyzed … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google […]

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A ‘World Unto Itself’ in New York Area Yeshivas: Floor Hockey – New York Times

New York TimesThe rabbi’s choice: the Ramones. He grew up playing roller hockey in Queens. In the late 1970s, with New York’s professional basketball teams sagging, students began rooting for two local hockey teams, the Rangers and Islanders, Rabbi Schiller recalled. …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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New York’s Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Finally Leaves The Station – NPR

NPRHundreds came out New Year’s Day to ride the train in New York City, cheering as the train left the station. That may sound odd, but this wasn’t just any subway or any old station, it was the stuff of urban legend: the Second Avenue subway line. To …Nearly a century after the planning started, […]

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O, Mad Night! – New York Times

New York TimesWe’re late to our first concert, by the rock band Phish, which has a tradition of performing wild, hourslong shows in New York on New Year’s Eve. “Happy New Year!” shouts an older man swigging from a plastic bottle of vodka on the subway platform. …read more From:: New York City News By […]

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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Nightclub Attack – New York Times

New York TimesISTANBUL — The Islamic State issued a rare claim of responsibility on Monday for the New Year’s Day attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed at least 39 people, describing the gunman who carried out the assault — and who has not been identified or …Chilling video shows gunman open fire outside Istanbul […]

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Benjamin Netanyahu Questioned in Israel Graft Inquiry – New York Times

New York TimesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Monday. “This will all come to nothing, because there is nothing,” he has said repeatedly of recent accusations of impropriety against him. Credit Gali Tibbon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.Trump advisers want Netanyahu to attend inaugurationNew York Post all 376 news articles …read more From:: New York […]

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Plan to Take In Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Divides Vermont Town – New York Times

New York TimesResidents of Rutland, Vt., from left, Elizabeth Hinterberger, Nan Dubin, Eszter Tóth and Bayan Alsairy, are learning Arabic to communicate with the 100 Syrian and Iraqi refugees who might move to their city soon. Credit Jacob Hannah for The New York Times. and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google […]

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I stayed alive by playing dead during nightclub shooting – New York Post

New York PostNew York Post · Twitter · Facebook · Instagram · Email Newsletters · Mobile Apps · Contact Us · Tips · Twitter · Facebook · Instagram. Sections & Features. News · Real Estate · Page Six · Tech · Sports · Media · Metro · Photos · Entertainment · Video …Delaware man says […]

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Science|SpaceX Says It’s Ready to Launch Rockets Again – New York Times

New York TimesA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes before a planned test-firing of its engines at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sept. 1. Credit NASA, via European Pressphoto Agency. After the explosion in September of one of its rockets, SpaceX is now ready to get … and more …read more From:: New York City News […]

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Cold Therapy? Maybe Better Save Your Money – New York Times

New York TimesA whole-body cryotherapy treatment in New York City. The treatment first became popular with elite athletes, then a wider public, but its therapeutic value remains unproven. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times. That doesn’t stop all kinds of … …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Obama Plans Farewell Speech From Chicago – New York Times

New York TimesPresident Obama during his year-end news conference on Dec. 16 at the White House. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times. HONOLULU — President Obama will give a farewell address next week from Chicago, his hometown, most likely his last chance to … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google […]

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Science|Weak Federal Powers Could Limit Trump’s Climate-Policy Rollback – New York Times

New York TimesThe federal government opened bidding on a tract of the ocean floor off New York State as a potential site for a huge wind farm. Up, up and away soared the offers — interest from the bidders was so fevered that the auction went through 33 rounds and … and more …read more […]

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US Lending Support to Baltic States Fearing Russia – New York Times

New York TimesCredit Bryan Denton for The New York Times. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia increased spending on new defense equipment to $390 million in 2016, from $210 million in 2014. Latvia and Lithuania have had the two fastest-growing defense budgets in the … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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