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    George Moriarty is one of more than 800 clients seen by Intensive Mobile Treatment teams, which serve adults struggling with mental illness.
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    In New York City, Making the Invisible Visible

    Andy Newman, a Metro reporter for The New York Times, shadowed Intensive Mobile Treatment teams that serve adults suffering from mental illness. Two of the stories he heard have stayed with him.

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    Rich Strike, right, won last year’s Kentucky Derby with an inside run down the stretch. He entered the field only after another horse was hurt.
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    Why the Horse Racing Beat Goes On

    Joe Drape, The Times’s “turf writer,” is just as entranced by horse racing as his predecessors were.

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      An Internet Reporter Invites You to Her Group Chat

      Madison Malone Kircher, who covers online culture, recently started a newsletter that digs into the occasionally viral, sometimes strange and often heartwarming trends that take over the internet.

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    Picket lines formed last week in Los Angeles as Hollywood writers embarked on their first strike in 15 years, seeking better pay and working conditions.
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    Hollywood’s Latest Cliffhanger, Explained

    In an interview, John Koblin, who covers the television industry for The New York Times, discussed the ongoing writers’ strike.

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    What’s the (Meaning of) Buzz?

    The answer lies in marketing, boozy beverages, bumblebees and more.

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    A green felt-tip pen that belonged to Allan M. Siegal, the first standards editor at The New York Times, was given to the Museum at The Times by his family.
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    The Color of Style

    More than anyone else, Allan M. Siegal shaped modern standards at The Times. He got his points across with a green felt-tip pen.

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    I Now Pronounce You Married, or Not

    For years, confusion over who could perform a legal marriage in New York State put The Times’s Weddings desk in an uncomfortable position.

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    Seeking Clarity Amid Confrontation

    In the new season of “The Run-Up” podcast, the host Astead W. Herndon interviews some of the political establishment’s loudest voices. It’s not always easy.

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    Marietta Square in Marietta, Georgia.
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    What Matters to You in the South?

    Input from readers will help shape our coverage of the region.

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    Did You Have Your First Child After 40?

    The Times wants to hear about your parenting experience.

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    Do You Miss Your Zoom Friends? Tell Us About It.

    We want to hear about the virtual connections you relied on in the early months of the pandemic and what they’re like now.

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    Ford Motor and other automakers are investing heavily in electric vehicles, like the F-150 Lightning pickup truck.
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    Do You Work in the Auto Industry? We Want to Hear From You.

    Sales of electric vehicles are growing fast, and automakers are investing billions of dollars in new technology and factories. We want to know how jobs are changing.

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    The San Francisco skyline is obscured by smoke from wildfires. Covid-19 and smoke is a dangerous combination, as both affect the respiratory system, making those exposed to the virus more vulnerable.
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    Can Wildfire Smoke Worsen Covid-19 Symptoms?

    People with respiratory illnesses may be more vulnerable right now. Also: Are N95 masks recommended for wildfires?

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    Why The Times Editorial Board Supports an Impeachment Inquiry

    And what is an editorial board anyway?

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    President Trump at the White House on Thursday.
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    Why The Times Published Details of the Whistle-Blower’s Identity

    Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, addresses readers’ concerns about the decision to publish information on a person who is central to the Trump impeachment inquiry.

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    United States Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
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    Answers to Reader Questions on Our Brett Kavanaugh Essay

    The Times’s deputy editorial page editor, James Dao, answers questions about how we handled an essay on the Supreme Court justice and a third accusation of sexual misconduct.

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    President Trump warned of “the perils of the internet and social media,” but offered no recognition of his own use of those platforms to promote his brand of divisive politics.
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    A Times Headline About Trump Stoked Anger. A Top Editor Explains.

    A deputy managing editor addresses a front-page headline about President Trump that readers criticized for lacking important context.

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    Jessica Wang with her husband, Wil Fluewelling; their son, William; and their dog, Addison. She feels she is living on borrowed time in the increasingly expensive Bay Area.
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    Can a Middle-Class Family Earn $200,000? Yes, Our Editor Explains

    The business and economics editor for Opinion gives insight into how families were chosen for a feature about America’s middle class.

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Understanding The Times

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    A Rush of News, Moment by Moment: Behind Our Live Coverage

    When readers need information immediately, teams of journalists collaborate to tell a single unfolding story.

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    New York City police during a protest against the killing of George Floyd in Brooklyn in May.
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    Beyond Peril: How The Times Responds When a Journalist’s Safety Is Compromised

    After situations involving forceful detentions or worse, the organization seeks prompt accountability and change.

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    Mourners at a memorial in Boulder, Colo., for the victims of the mass shooting there.
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    How The Times Covers Mass Shootings

    Marc Lacey, an editor who manages live news coverage, shares the organization’s approach in handling extremely sensitive information.

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    What Is an Editorial Board?

    At The New York Times, it’s an institutional voice, but not the voice of the institution as a whole.

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    How Poetry Shakes Up the National Desk’s Morning Meetings

    A good poem can jolt our minds into thinking about the country’s most important stories in unexpected ways, our National editor writes.

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Behind the Byline

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    Making the Science of Covid Clearer

    Behind some of The Times’s vital journalism on the coronavirus is a reporter who speaks seven languages, holds a master’s degree in biochemistry and, OK, has a weakness for “Bridgerton.”

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    Putting a New Spin on Classic Recipes

    The food writer Melissa Clark on the holidays, her favorite cookie and how she relaxes when she’s not cooking.

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    A Reporter Striking Universal Chords

    The reporter Dan Barry on finding stories, his central purpose and how he ends the work day.

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    Making Politics Coverage More Personal

    The reporter Astead W. Herndon on focusing on what matters to readers, the challenge of caring for plants and why Guy Fieri might want to worry.

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    Who Is Marc Lacey? Meet the Times Editor Moderating the Democratic Debate

    Marc Lacey, the National editor, will be onstage with the CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett at the first debate The Times has hosted in more than a decade.

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