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Ice cream trucks struggle despite the heat

Aug 16, 2022
Ice cream trucks are raising prices to keep up with increasing costs. That's putting a chill in sales, Christina Morales of The New York Times reports.
As inflation heats up, ice cream truck drivers are being forced to raise prices.
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What Trump's taxes tell us about his finances and U.S. tax code

For years, wealthy people have gone into real estate in order to pay low or no taxes.
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NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017

Sep 27, 2020
IRS figures indicate that the average tax filer paid roughly $12,200 in 2017, about 16 times more than what the president paid.
Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years, The New York Times reported Sunday.
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What sets The New York Times' Cooking comments apart?

Feb 8, 2019
The internet feature is a highlight for the website, a reporter for The Ringer says.
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What happens when sexual harassment becomes ingrained in work culture?

Dec 20, 2017
While some industries may be going through a watershed moment of zero tolerance for sexual harassment, other workplaces may be much slower to change. A recent investigation by the New York Times into two Chicago-based Ford Motor Co. factories shows an entrenched culture of harassment and sexual assault. Senior correspondent Susan Chira, along with her colleague […]

Here's why so much news seems to break late in the day

May 25, 2017
Even the White House is said to dread what's coming at cocktail hour on the East Coast.
In general, "there are usually two times of day when newsmakers are most likely to time their news," says Paul Niwa, a journalism professor at Emerson College.
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The Internet is just "the internet" now

May 25, 2016
The New York Times and Associated Press won't capitalize it anymore.
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Amazon fires back at NYT about its work culture

Oct 19, 2015
The internet retailer finds fault with the Times fact-checking process.

Amy Speace, a singer-songwriter just trying to make do

Oct 9, 2015
Her new song "Spent" focuses on the financial struggle of trying to buy a home.

Pulling back the curtain on the manicure industry

May 7, 2015
There's no such thing as "discount luxury" — someone pays the price.
A nail salon in San Francisco.
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