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New York’s skyscrapers have been generally built to withstand winds and other impacts far greater than the earthquakes generally seen on the East Coast, said Elisabeth Malsch, a managing principal at Thornton Tomasetti, a New York engineering firm that’s done major work on the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and the Brooklyn Bridge, among other…

Because every 9-year-old rizzler knows you gotta have a strong pencil game, here are your afternoon links: NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell once fatally shot someone, Tulip Festival coming, the man behind the Higgs boson and more. [ more › ] Read the full article here

Tax Day is less than a week away, and police say thieves are in high gear trying to steal money from vulnerable New Yorkers who are trying to follow the law. Police say tax scams come in several forms. Fraudsters may pose as IRS officials, and ask people to pay over the phone using gift…

“3 Body Problem,” a Netflix adaptation of the popular Chinese sci-fi novel by the same name, is causing controversy in China for its depiction of the Cultural Revolution. How do the Chinese people see this crucial period of their history? Today, On Point: China’s divided memory of the Cultural Revolution. Guest Yangyang Cheng, fellow and…

Loading… In September 1999, the Stephin Merritt-led indie pop band The Magnetic Fields released 69 Love Songs, a three-hour concept album described by its writer as “not remotely an album about love. It’s an album about love songs, which are very far away from anything to do with love.” The release became a cult classic and…

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Coming up on today’s show: Molly Ball, senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, talks about the 2024 election and abortion in light of recent developments, including Donald Trump’s announcement it should be up to the states and the court’s decision to put abortion rights on the ballot in Florida. Harry Siegel, editor at…

Grab your cowboy hat, and saddle up that horse, because Beyoncé’s highly anticipated album, Cowboy Carter is here. So far, the album has spurred praise, criticism, and questions about what the actual goal of this project is and how it fits into the Renaissance trilogy. To get into all of that, Brittany joined NPR’s Pop…

Monday on the NewsHour, Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza and cease-fire talks resume in Cairo six months after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Then, millions of people across the United States witness a rare total solar eclipse. Plus, we examine the push to reform the Insurrection Act and curb a president’s power to deploy the…