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Traveling this next week? Here’s a day-by-day look at the weather that may make driving or flying home for the holidays more difficult.
Traveling for Christmas? Here’s Where Weather May Snarl Your Plans.
Here’s a day-by-day look at the snow, cold and rain that may make driving or flying home for the holidays more difficult.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Traveling this next week? Here’s a day-by-day look at the weather that may make driving or flying home for the holidays more difficult.
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The FAA has issued a monthlong ban on drone flights over a large swath of New Jersey, the first broad prohibition of its kind since the authorities began investigating a spate of sightings last month that set off fear and speculation.
F.A.A. Bans Drone Flights Near ‘Critical Infrastructure’ in New Jersey
The ban runs through Jan. 17 and precludes most drone flights in airspace near 22 communities, including the cities of Camden, Elizabeth and Jersey City.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
The FAA has issued a monthlong ban on drone flights over a large swath of New Jersey, the first broad prohibition of its kind since the authorities began investigating a spate of sightings last month that set off fear and speculation.
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From riveting narrative features by Patrick Radden Keefe and Rachel Aviv to a story about a woman who lived in a cave for 500 days, here are the stories our readers spent the most time with this year.
The Top Twenty-five New Yorker Stories of 2024
Readers spent the most time this year on articles involving fraudulent identities, Kanye West, the turbulent U.S. election and its aftermath, and other memorable topics.
www.newyorker.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:31 PM
From riveting narrative features by Patrick Radden Keefe and Rachel Aviv to a story about a woman who lived in a cave for 500 days, here are the stories our readers spent the most time with this year.
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Do more than roast chestnuts this holiday season: 3 cozy recipes worth savoring.
Do more than roast chestnuts this holiday season: 3 cozy recipes worth savoring
Nat King Cole crooning that first line from “The Christmas Song” sends cozy holiday vibes buzzing wherever you are. But have you smelled, tasted or even seen a freshly roasted chestnut? Here are th…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Do more than roast chestnuts this holiday season: 3 cozy recipes worth savoring.
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We MUST keep vaccines.
have you written your Senator to let them know?
have you written your Senator to let them know?
December 14, 2024 at 8:03 PM
We MUST keep vaccines.
have you written your Senator to let them know?
have you written your Senator to let them know?
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JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.
December 15, 2024 at 9:06 PM
JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.
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It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
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Here are 10 new movies our critics are talking about this week.
10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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December 14, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Here are 10 new movies our critics are talking about this week.
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I’ve always been an artist but also studied science - specialising in ancient woodland, like this one in Western Ireland. Nature is a central part of my artwork as you can see in this thread of my pen & ink on paper drawings.
December 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I’ve always been an artist but also studied science - specialising in ancient woodland, like this one in Western Ireland. Nature is a central part of my artwork as you can see in this thread of my pen & ink on paper drawings.
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The 2024 Short Story/Essay Award goes to Laura Rodríguez Presa for her article “After 25 years of selling tamales in Chicago, an undocumented immigrant mother returns to Mexico without her family” (Chicago Tribune)
December 13, 2024 at 2:07 AM
The 2024 Short Story/Essay Award goes to Laura Rodríguez Presa for her article “After 25 years of selling tamales in Chicago, an undocumented immigrant mother returns to Mexico without her family” (Chicago Tribune)
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The snowy season has started with a bang for the Great Lakes. Elsewhere, not so much.
Fueled by several lake-effect snow events, amounts have generally been two to five times the season-to-date normal.
Fueled by several lake-effect snow events, amounts have generally been two to five times the season-to-date normal.
U.S. snowfall has been below normal this season — except in this region
The Great Lakes area has seen above-normal snow as other regions have had little to none. More lake-effect snow will fly across the region through Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The snowy season has started with a bang for the Great Lakes. Elsewhere, not so much.
Fueled by several lake-effect snow events, amounts have generally been two to five times the season-to-date normal.
Fueled by several lake-effect snow events, amounts have generally been two to five times the season-to-date normal.
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An American who says he crossed into Syria on a “pilgrimage” to Damascus has been found alive, after being detained for months in a prison. His discovery came as a shock to locals and journalists as thousands of detainees emerged from jails.
American man found in Syria after being imprisoned for months
“I was on a pilgrimage to Damascus,” Travis Timmerman told NBC News in a building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital on Thursday after his release following the overthrow of President Bashar al-As...
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December 12, 2024 at 1:17 PM
An American who says he crossed into Syria on a “pilgrimage” to Damascus has been found alive, after being detained for months in a prison. His discovery came as a shock to locals and journalists as thousands of detainees emerged from jails.
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Next stop: full Schengen accession.
We welcome the decision of the Council of giving green light to Romania and Bulgaria to fully join the Schengen family.
We welcome the decision of the Council of giving green light to Romania and Bulgaria to fully join the Schengen family.
December 12, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Next stop: full Schengen accession.
We welcome the decision of the Council of giving green light to Romania and Bulgaria to fully join the Schengen family.
We welcome the decision of the Council of giving green light to Romania and Bulgaria to fully join the Schengen family.
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Summer in Chicago
December 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Summer in Chicago
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"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and “long COVID”, and it still kills." WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 10 December 2024 www.who.int/director-gen...
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 10 December 2024
www.who.int
December 11, 2024 at 10:14 AM
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and “long COVID”, and it still kills." WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 10 December 2024 www.who.int/director-gen...
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Being a filmmaker means knowing, and ignoring, your odds of success wherever you are on whatever you’re doing, writes Tribune film critic Michael Phillips. Chicago filmmaker McKenzie Chinn knows this. She knows about the knowing, and the ignoring. And the doing-it-anyway, regardless of the odds.
Column: Chicago filmmaker McKenzie Chinn made a beautiful short film. How could it get to be an Oscar contender?
A Chicago filmmaker’s short-film odyssey, as traveled by writer-director McKenzie Chinn and her award-winning drama “A Real One”
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December 11, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Being a filmmaker means knowing, and ignoring, your odds of success wherever you are on whatever you’re doing, writes Tribune film critic Michael Phillips. Chicago filmmaker McKenzie Chinn knows this. She knows about the knowing, and the ignoring. And the doing-it-anyway, regardless of the odds.
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In an increasingly provocative world, many of us seek to manage our emotions. But instead of asking whether you’re overreacting, you might ask, Am I reacting as usefully as I can?
Are You Overreacting?
How to survive when provocations are a natural—and inescapable—part of life.
www.newyorker.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:02 PM
In an increasingly provocative world, many of us seek to manage our emotions. But instead of asking whether you’re overreacting, you might ask, Am I reacting as usefully as I can?
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Things are pretty tough right now, so here are cute pics of fmr President Obama hanging out with kids. 💙
December 10, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Things are pretty tough right now, so here are cute pics of fmr President Obama hanging out with kids. 💙
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A decade after it was published, the book “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” is surging in popularity and making people rethink their family dynamic.
‘Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents’ Surges in Popularity Online
A decade after it was published, the book “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” is surging in popularity and making people rethink their family dynamic.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:30 AM
A decade after it was published, the book “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” is surging in popularity and making people rethink their family dynamic.