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“A Trump Empire Built on Inside Connections and $885 Million in Tax Breaks” plus 21 more NYT

“A Trump Empire Built on Inside Connections and $885 Million in Tax Breaks” plus 21 more NYT

A Trump Empire Built on Inside Connections and $885 Million in Tax Breaks

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 10:52 AM PDT

Mr. Trump has relied on the government and taxpayers to benefit the 15 buildings at the core of his Manhattan real estate developments.

Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton’s Bodyguards Should Disarm to ‘See What Happens to Her’

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 06:36 PM PDT

The Republican nominee again raised the possibility of violence against his opponent, saying of her Secret Service agents, "Take their guns away."

U.S. Admits to Strike in Syria That Russia Says Killed 62 Syrian Troops

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:04 PM PDT

A statement by the United States military said the planes believed they were attacking the Islamic State, but Russia said 62 Syrian troops were killed.

His Grip Still Secure, Bashar al-Assad Smiles as Syria Burns

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 06:26 AM PDT

Though Mr. Assad's standing has been diminished, he is able to present himself as the leader his nation needs to get through a war for which he denies any responsibility.

Economic Trends: Actually, Income in Rural America Is Growing, Too

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 03:47 PM PDT

A widely reported fact from the new Census Bureau turns out, on closer inspection, to be wrong.

U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2 Percent in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation

Posted: 13 Sep 2016 04:44 PM PDT

The median household's income last year was $56,500, a significant increase from the previous year, the Census Bureau said.

A Chicago Shooting Survivor, in Need of a Miracle

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Chicago's gun violence over Memorial Day weekend killed six people. The 58 who were shot and survived, like Precious Land, have languished in anonymity.

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 09:30 AM PDT

What $100 Can Buy, State by State

Posted: 08 Aug 2016 08:35 AM PDT

The value of a dollar varies dramatically across the country, and the federal government now measures the variations.

Well: Younger Skin Through Exercise

Posted: 13 Sep 2016 09:53 AM PDT

Exercise appears to slow and even reverse the effects of aging on the skin.

‘Her Condescending Dismissal .... Is What Is Deplorable’

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:00 AM PDT

Our top 10 comments of the week: Readers discuss Hillary Clinton's "deplorables" comment, Russian hackers, and whether it is ever O.K. to assume someone is pregnant.

Outcry Erupts Over Miami Beach’s Pesticide Spraying to Curb Zika

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 12:12 PM PDT

Residents and environmental protesters are coalescing around the issue of early morning naled spraying and raising concerns about its safety and efficacy.

An Appraisal: A Playwright Who Saw the Minotaur Inside All of Us

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:21 PM PDT

Throughout his work, Edward Albee insisted that our most primitive instincts kept asserting themselves in even the most civilized settings.

‘He Changed the World’: Artists Mourn Edward Albee

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 11:22 AM PDT

Theater lovers shared remembrances on social media of the playwright and his work.

Edward Albee, Trenchant Playwright for a Desperate Era, Dies at 88

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 07:43 PM PDT

Mr. Albee, the Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Three Tall Women," among others, charted the gap between self-delusion and truth in contemporary life.

Device Explodes Near Route of Charity Race in Jersey Shore

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:35 PM PDT

An improvised device exploded in a garbage receptacle near the course of a marine charity race in Seaside Park, N.J. There were no injuries.

Gunman Kills One and Injures Five, Including 2 Officers, in Philadelphia

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 08:56 AM PDT

The shooting spree began Friday night when the gunman ambushed a city police sergeant in her squad car. The gunman was later shot and killed by the police.

Inspired by the U.S., West Africans Wield Smartphones to Fight Police Abuse

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 01:30 PM PDT

Citizens are increasingly deploying social media in nations where corruption and abuse by security forces sometimes occur with few repercussions.

A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 02:00 AM PDT

The plight of a tiny local retirement fund in California shows how some public pension plans are far less funded than their official numbers suggest.

Don Buchla, Electronic Music Maverick, Dies at 79

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:42 PM PDT

The instruments Mr. Buchla built represented what became known as the West Coast philosophy of electronic music: more experimental and less commercial.

Circa Now: The Eternal Struggle of the Empty Nester

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:00 AM PDT

For many whose children leave for college, landing on the proper spot of the Umbilical Cord/Cold Arctic Gale continuum can be tricky.

In Miami, a Woman Is Fighting to Keep Her Treehouse a Home

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 08:32 AM PDT

A Miami woman who has been living in open-air treehouses for over two decades has been told she needs to vacate the premises. She is not going quietly.