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Can Europe Wean Itself From Fossil Fuels? Its Leaders Are About to Decide
European leaders from 28 countries will decide Thursday whether the E.U. will aim to get to net-zero emissions in the next 30 years.
Browsing LinkedIn and Instagram to Put Herself in Readers’ Shoes
People consume news in many ways, which is why Anna Dubenko’s job — editor of off-platform strategy — takes her to platforms where others go for a break from theirs.
Who Made My Puzzle?
This month’s constructor spotlight shines on Andy Kravis.
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"Now, I am more crossword than man. I am a Venom-style crossword-man symbiote. Please send help."
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Don’t Do Just One Thing
Also this week, a wave of heat waves.
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In our NYT Climate FWD: newsletter, we've got a running feature called "One Thing You Can Do" to fight climate change. This week's installment urges readers to do more than one thing.
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America’s Skies Have Gotten Clearer, but Millions Still Breathe Unhealthy Air
Air pollution has improved dramatically over the past four decades, in a large part because of federal regulations. But many areas of the country still have high levels of pollution, and climate change may make them worse.
Rising Temperatures Ravage the Himalayas, Rapidly Shrinking Its Glaciers
A new analysis of satellite data concludes that Himalayan glaciers are melting much faster than before, posing grave risks to millions downstream.
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Because of climate change, Himalayan glaciers have been losing the equivalent of 3.2 million Olympic-size swimming pools of water a year.
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How a Dallas Photojournalist Captured an Image of a Gunman Mid-Attack
“Was I in the right place at the wrong time, or was I in the wrong place at the right time?” the photojournalist, Tom Fox of The Dallas Morning News, said after a man opened fire at a federal courthouse.
The Evangelical, the ‘Pool Boy,’ the Comedian and Michael Cohen
Jerry Falwell Jr. defied expectations when he supported Donald J. Trump in 2016. Now details are emerging about behind-the-scenes maneuvering before the endorsement.
2020 Democrats on Climate Change
We asked the candidates whether it’s possible for the next president to stop climate change.
E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to Replace Obama-Era Climate Rules
The new measure will very likely prompt a flurry of legal challenges. If upheld in court, it could tie the hands of future presidents on global warming.
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Donald Trump's replacement for Obama's Clean Power Plan is called the "Affordable Clean Energy Rule," and challenges to it are likely to reach the Supreme Court, where they could be a "blockbuster." @lffriedman has the story.
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2019: The Best and Worst Legislators
They called it the kumbaya session, but we still found plenty of scoundrels and statesmen.
New York to Approve One of the World’s Most Ambitious Climate Plans
The state would pledge to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with all its electricity coming from carbon-free sources.
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“This is going to change the way every New Yorker lives.” The state will be required to get 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and shift entirely to carbon-free power a decade later. @jessemckinley @bradplumer
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California Today: Power Failures Are Looming. Here’s How to Prepare for Wildfire Season.
Tuesday: What you need to know to be ready for a power shut-off. Also: Representative Katie Porter supports an impeachment inquiry, and an appreciation of Ozomatli.
I Am Part of the Climate-Change Problem. That’s Why I Wrote About It.
A reporter’s uncomfortable reckoning with the role his family’s vacation travel plays in global warming.
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After writing the kind of climate change story you need asbestos underwear for, @andylocal explains himself
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What It Looks Like to Care for Separated Migrant Children
Caitlin Dickerson, a reporter for The Times, reflects on the experience of a 24-year-old woman caring for children separated from their parents along the southwestern border.
Molly O’Neill, Writer Who Explored and Celebrated Food, Is Dead at 66
She was a keen observer of what she called the “essential tension in the American appetite,” a reflection of the country’s cultural conflicts.
Photographer Tom Fox on encounter with Dallas gunman: 'He's going to look at me around that corner' and shoot
Veteran Dallas Morning News photojournalist Tom Fox on Monday said he thought he “was gone” when he hid in an alcove from a heavily armed...
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Fox was at the Federal Building for a routine assignment: get a photo of a defendant in a charter school fraud case. After that he planned to head to the Winspear Opera House to get shots of the mayoral and City Council inauguration.
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These Influencers Aren’t Flesh and Blood, Yet Millions Follow Them
From Calvin Klein to KFC, the rise of the computer-generated influencer on social media.