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Michael Stellmman, center, and Lex Moncada, right, spend time with Sugar in the guidance counselorâ€™s office at P.S. 209 in New York, May 1, 2017. Seven schools are participating in the Comfort Dog program of the Education Department, which pairs certain schools with dogs from an animal rescue and adoption organization on Long Island. (John Taggart/The New York Times)

May 31, 2017 at 3:27 pm

Teacher’s pet sleeps in a dog bed in these N.Y. schools VIEW

The Comfort Dog program of the New York City schools’ Education Department pairs schools with dogs from an animal-rescue and adoption organization. The kids love...

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December 27, 2016 at 8:11 pm

Trump ally says racist emails about Obamas sent in error

Carl Paladino, a former candidate for governor of New York and a political ally of President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he had not intended...

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Musa Jamshed, 18, in a computer lab at Public School 41 in Manhattan, where he worked at a chess summer camp for children, in New York, Aug. 14, 2015. Jamshed, who is entering Lehigh University, took several massive open online courses last summer when he wasn’t working at the chess camp. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, intended as college-level work for anyone, are popping up on college applications, a sign of curiosity and, possibly, resume packing. (Elizabeth D. Herman/ The New York Times)

September 5, 2015 at 12:00 am

Open online courses prove lure for college-bound students

Hoping to impress admissions counselors more and more high-school students are signing up for massive open online courses, or MOOCs.

July 14, 2015 at 8:41 pm

For real-life Atticuses, literary name not what it used to be

Fans of “Mockingbird” have been crestfallen and disbelieving that their hero could be so changed, but perhaps no group more so than those who chose...

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February 4, 2015 at 1:43 pm

What to do if your car is stuck on train tracks

Rule No. 1, of course, is get as far away from the tracks as possible.

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August 28, 2014 at 6:52 pm

Phones trump fashions for teens these days

For some teenagers, wearing last season’s jeans will always be unthinkable. But a growing number consider texting on a dated smartphone even worse. For teenage...

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August 21, 2014 at 6:23 pm

Sears holdings posts first-half loss of nearly $1 billion

Sears Holdings announced Thursday that it had lost nearly $1 billion in the first six months of the year. The company has been bleeding money...

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July 22, 2014 at 6:29 am

Toymaker to hitch My Little Pony to 3-D print technology

In the not too distant future, 3-D printers may provide the public with anything from a whole new wardrobe, to meat, to furniture — and...

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March 22, 2014 at 5:35 pm

Pretty in pink weaponry: Toys reflect warrior-heroine trend

Once upon a time, Grace Maher twirled around the house in Disney princess costumes, a vision of sequins, tiaras and pink. She’s 8 now and...

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March 5, 2014 at 5:56 pm

First Target exec resigns after breach

Target said Wednesday that its chief information officer had resigned, the first high-level executive to depart after an enormous breach of customer data late last...

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