New York Performing Arts Library Gets $60 Million Gift for Preservation
The anonymous donation, the library’s largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.
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Congress May Be Broken Beyond Repair. Lawmakers Told Us How It Happened.
Members from both parties say the legislative branch has descended into a state of dysfunction in the Trump era.
House Holds Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
Lawmakers unanimously agreed to the move without a formal roll-call vote just before leaving Washington to campaign for the midterm…
Officer Sues Capitol Police, Alleging Racial Bias
It was the latest in a string of discrimination complaints against the department, which has paid out nearly $1 million…
The University of California Dumped the SAT. Let’s Not Bring It Back.
There are more intractable underlying issues to tackle.
Gold Mine Collapse in Sudan Kills at Least 70
Dozens more are missing after shafts collapsed on Sunday, according to a charity, which said that the chances of rescuing…
After a Desperate Search for Survivors, Rescuers Find Bodies at Nepal Power Plant
An expert team spent days trying to find six men who were trapped underground after catastrophic floods, as families clung…
The University of California Dumped the SAT. Let’s Not Bring It Back.
There are more intractable underlying issues to tackle.
In the Maldives, A.I. Is Helping to Rebuild Beaches Lost to Rising Seas
An experiment with roots at M.I.T. can assess coastal erosion patterns and harness them to pile up sand instead of…
California Sets Standards for Homes Tainted by Wildfire Smoke
After the Los Angeles fires exposed a regulatory gap, a pair of laws will require science-based standards for testing and…