‘Get Over It’? Why Political Influence in Foreign Policy Matters
Readers have asked The New York Times why asking another nation for help ahead of an election is such a serious issue. Here are some answers.
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I Was Reporting on an Outspoken Navy SEAL. His Colleagues Were Anything But.
After being acquitted of war crimes, Edward Gallagher seemed to be untouchable, getting away with things other SEALs could not. But the SEALs’ code of silence made that hard to confirm.
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How Does Homelessness in California Compare With Other States?
Thursday: Another look at the crisis. Also: A tentative settlement in the Sutter Health antitrust case; and an important quilt collection finds a home in Berkeley.
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CreditAmrita Marino We Want to Hear From You
Do you have a story idea, a question for our newsroom or feedback on our coverage? Let us know.
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Credit Meet the Man Who Draws Love Notes for The Times
Brian Rea has illustrated the Modern Love column for the Styles section for nearly a decade.
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Credit What 15 Years of ‘Modern Love’ Teaches You About Heartbreak and Happiness
The Amazon TV series inspired by the beloved column premieres this week. Daniel Jones, the Modern Love editor, and Miya Lee, the projects assistant, discuss what they’ve learned about love.
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Credit A Photographer’s Arduous Climb to the Roof of the Jungle
A technologist works in rainforest canopies to track illegal logging. To document that work, you can’t take pictures from the ground.
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Credit How ‘Still Processing’ Comes Together
The weekly culture podcast, hosted by two New York Times Magazine staff writers, tackles some of culture’s thorniest questions with the accessibility of dinner party dialogue.
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Credit Capturing a Portrait of the Electorate
Over three days in Texas, the photographers Chad Batka and Celeste Sloman photographed a representative sample of American voters.
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Credit Why The Times Editorial Board Supports an Impeachment Inquiry
And what is an editorial board anyway?
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Credit 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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Credit 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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Credit 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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Credit 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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Credit How The Times Uses FOIA to Obtain Information the Public Has a Right to Know
Our lawyer provides an update on why we’re still filing so many Freedom of Information Act lawsuits.
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Credit How We Fact-Check in an Age of Misinformation
On the eve of another round of presidential debates, it’s not just the candidates and the incumbent that The Times is scrutinizing.
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Credit How The Times Decides What to Investigate
Rebecca Corbett and Dean Murphy, who lead our investigations team, answer questions about how they decide which projects to pursue, where they get tips and whether their jobs are as thrilling as the movies make them out to be.
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Credit How to Make a Times Crossword Puzzle
The New York Times crossword editors reveal their process for evaluating and editing a puzzle submission.
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Credit Why We Cover High Fashion
The Times’s fashion director and chief fashion critic reflects on what makes haute couture relevant.
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Credit 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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Credit Our Andes Bureau Chief on the One Thing Every Correspondent Prays For in an Emergency
Hint: It involves cold, hard cash.
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Credit A ‘Daily’ Producer on How a ‘Crazy Idea’ Became a News Show for Millions
Theo Balcomb talks about the challenges of running such a popular podcast, the gray area it embraces and her early days in audio reporting.
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Credit A Tech Columnist on How He Avoids Twitter Trolls and Finds Screen-Free Escapes
Kevin Roose gets into the future of technology, the anxiety of publishing a huge story and his newest hobby (no screens involved).
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Credit From Refugee to Pentagon Correspondent, Helene Cooper on Covering ‘the Best Beat in Washington’
Reporting on the military comes with some perks, like flying in bomber planes and playing with high-tech equipment.
