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The sun rises on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Jan. 28, 2023. The city is also approaching a record for the greatest number of consecutive days without measurable snow. The current record is 332 days. (David Dee Delgado/The New York Times) XNYT14 XNYT14

Snow no-show in New York City feels nice — but also a little unsettling

The region has been warmer than usual, thanks in part to La Niña — a recurring climate pattern originating in the Pacific Ocean that is now on its third consecutive year.

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Lisa Loring in the “Addams Family” in 1964. (Filmways/Album/Zuma Press/TNS)
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**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The entrance to the continuity-of-government bunker built in the 1960s by the Canadian government outside Ottawa, on Jan. 18, 2023. Amid renewed tensions with Russia, tourists are flocking to this decommissioned nuclear fallout shelter, now operated as a museum and known somewhat mockingly as the Diefenbunker after the prime minister who commissioned it. (Ian Austen/The New York Times) XNYT162 XNYT162
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Police respond to a shooting at Richneck Elementary School, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 in Newport News, Va. A shooting at a Virginia elementary school sent a teacher to the hospital and ended with “an individual” in custody Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) VANOV101 VANOV101

School where boy shot teacher reopens with added security

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) SCAB111 SCAB111

Trump’s path to GOP nomination is strewn with obstacles

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FILE – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session in parliament in London, on March 30, 2022. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office says he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak will also be fined. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson says Putin said he could hit him with missile

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A variety of chocolates on display inside Pierre Marcolini, a luxury chocolate shop in Brussels, in 2019. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges

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In an undated image provided by Kenji Suetsugu and Hiromu Hashiwaki, B. yuwanensis fruit. The B. yuwanensis fruit does not perform photosynthesis, but leaches its energy from the roots of other plants. (Kenji Suetsugu and Hiromu Hashiwaki via The New York Times) – NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY PARASITIC PLANT RABBITS BY JASON BITTEL FOR JAN. 26, 2023. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. –

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