When Johna Ramirez’s son joined a wildly popular circle of tween YouTube influencers, it seemed like he was fulfilling his Hollywood dreams. But in the Squad, fame and fortune came at a cost.
By: George Joseph   |   New York   |   Jan 2023
Under Eric Adams, an initiative to protect trans women at Rikers dissolves.
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Lebanese banks won’t let their customers withdraw cash. Now enraged depositors are reaching for their guns
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It’s not environmentalists—it’s the nuclear-power industry itself.
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The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.
Can empty houses help solve homelessness?
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Derek Murphy investigates runners whose times seem suspicious, which is what brought him to a 70-year-old doctor named Frank Meza.