Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos Getty Images For the past five years, in its slow and grinding way, the federal government labored to bring some sunlight into the shadowy realm of corporate secrecy. A law passed at the end of Donald Trump’s first term, with the support of his Treasury Department and both parties in Congress, imposing […]
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Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of states are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to block tens of millions of dollars in cuts to biomedical research under a purge of studies related to equity, gender-affirming care and vaccine hesitancy. In March, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the termination of
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April 10, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the publishing of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel, The Great Gatsby. Travel back to the Roaring Twenties and immerse yourself in the glitz and glamour of Gatsby’s world in New York
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Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here. What’s going on with the stalled Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project? City Limits has the latest. (Photo by Adi Talwar) Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile
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Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood, and Paul Allen. Middle row: Bob O’Rear, Bob Greenberg, Marc McDonald, and Gordon Letwin. Back row: Steve Wood, Bob Wallace, and Jim Lane. Not pictured: Miriam Lubow.”> In 1978, the coder Bill Greenberg called into a local radio show and, after correctly guessing the name of an assassinated president,
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There is still a mysterious auratic energy in the sacred precinct of Delphi in Greece. In what is now an archaeological site, the ancient Greeks built a sanctuary famed for its oracle, the Pythia, who delivered prophecies from Apollo, the god of music, healing and light. Considered the center of the world in Greek mythology,
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Behind closed doors across New York State, a disturbing pattern has emerged: survivors of domestic violence who bravely seek protection through our courts are being abandoned by a system meant to protect them. Technical paperwork violations — entirely unrelated to case facts — are resulting in dismissed cases and revoked orders of protection, leaving survivors
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Bali’s appeal to the sun-starved traveler is palpable for all those who have visited the sunny island. Days are spent lazing around by the water with a cocktail in hand, while evenings can be spent exploring night markets and beach clubs. While the tropical locale has long been a go-to vacation destination, Bali’s popularity has
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