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An Uplifting Story About Addiction, Offering a Path Forward
Twenty women with felony records and a history of drug use are standing on the stage in a crowded auditorium…
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World
New York Spends Millions on Mental Health Street Teams. Do They Work?
The city has poured funding into a program to aid severely mentally ill people while doing little to ensure it…
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News
Crack-House Memories Are Blocking Real Help for Addicts
It’s been two years since New York City became home to the nation’s first legally sanctioned supervised consumption program, where…
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US
Congress Approves Sweeping New Protections for J.R.O.T.C. Cadets
The News: Congress has passed new rules on the military’s high school training program. The U.S. military program that provides…
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World
New York City May Pay You to Build a ‘Granny Flat’ in Your Backyard
Fifteen New Yorkers living in single-family homes could get up to nearly $400,000 to build an extra apartment on their…
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News
This Is Not the Way to Help Depressed Teenagers
Ever since the pandemic, when rates of teenage suicide, anxiety and depression spiked, policymakers around the world have pushed to…
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Food
Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Oversight
The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve…
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World
Congestion Pricing Delays Threaten Subway Projects, M.T.A. Chair Says
The News New Jersey’s attempt to block new tolls to enter Manhattan risks the funding to improve the subway and…
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Finance
A Push for Tech Hubs in Overlooked Places Picks 31 to Vie for Money
A new federal program will be a test of whether spreading funds outside of big cities will result in economic…
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News
Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93
“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968,…