A new competition showcases small craft growers in New York who are hoping to come up with the next big strain in weed.
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Conviction Won’t Be a Financial Death Sentence for Trump Organization
The former president’s family business will be forever tarred, but the maximum penalty it faces is relatively mild.
Continue readingA New York Jury Speaks: Trump’s Company Committed Tax Fraud
Not exactly a death sentence for the Trump Organization, but certainly an embarrassment. Also, a Manhattan dog that braved the Hudson for a trip to New Jersey.
Continue readingZelensky is named Time’s person of the year.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was named Time magazine’s person of the year on Wednesday in recognition of his leadership during his country’s war against Russia. The magazine also recognized “the spirit of Ukraine,” pointing to the country …
Continue readingBest Songs of 2022
Seventy-two tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year.
Continue readingBest Art of 2022
This was a year whose high points included an adult-feeling Whitney Biennial, a major survey of contemporary Puerto Rican art, and one of the great big-little exhibitions of all time.
Continue readingWhat China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy Has Looked Like
For a long time during the coronavirus pandemic, China’s aggressive approach to stamping out cases worked. It has kept deaths from Covid-19 much lower than the rest of the world, most notably in comparison with the United States. But in recent months …
Continue readingAn Activist Investor Takes on BlackRock Over E.S.G.
A hedge fund sees BlackRock’s embrace of E.S.G. principles as a distraction, and it wants the money-management giant’s C.E.O., Laurence Fink, to step down.
Continue readingGlobal Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid swiftly waning demand for the shots.
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