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• The Week in Pictures: April 28, 2017

  28-04-2017 09:05
  Photos by The New York Times and by photographers from around the world.
  
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• Obama — Just Too Good for Us

  02-06-2018 20:30
  Former President Obama muses: Was he wrong? Or was he merely wrong for being right?
  
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• Obama – Just Too Good for Us

  02-06-2018 20:30
  Former President Obama muses: Was he wrong? Or was he merely wrong for being right?
  
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• $850,000 Homes in Kentucky, New York and Michigan

  30-05-2018 16:40
  An 1894 home in Louisville, a Marcel Breuer house in Poughkeepsie and a lakefront home in Montague.
  
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• Farm-to-Table in the Shadow of Downtown Detroit

  29-05-2018 18:51
  In her “no-waste kitchen” at Lady of the House, Kate Williams sees a way of investing in her city and the farmers three blocks down.
  
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• A Rescue Plan for a Jobs Crisis in the Heartland

  24-05-2018 11:30
  A new federal wage subsidy is a direct way to benefit workers and encourage employment in struggling areas.
  
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• The Not-So-Subtle Racism of Trump-Era ‘Welfare Reform’

  23-05-2018 21:02
  By redefining welfare to include more federal assistance programs, Trump finds new ways to punish black people.
  
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• Whites’ Unease Shadows the Politics of a More Diverse America

  22-05-2018 19:17
  As the country heads for a time when no group makes up a majority, the change may affect white attitudes in far more than racial and economic matters.
  
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• Which Poor People Shouldn’t Have to Work for Aid?

  15-05-2018 11:00
  The lines set by policymakers risk embedding regional and racial biases about who counts as “left behind.”
  
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• Michigan’s Discriminatory Work Requirements

  08-05-2018 17:00
  Medicaid beneficiaries in white rural counties and black cities are not being considered equally.
  
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• Readers Eulogize Family and Friends They Loved and Lost

  03-05-2018 04:41
  Our second installment of reader submissions to the Overlooked obituary project.
  
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• As Detroit Sheds State Oversight, Its Mayor Reflects on Its Path

  30-04-2018 20:22
  People laughed when Mayor Mike Duggan first predicted that Detroit could emerge from active state oversight this spring. On Monday, it happened.
  
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• Detroit Was Crumbling. Here’s How It’s Reviving.

  30-04-2018 08:00
  Last week, we visited the city to find further signs of recovery as Detroit moves out from under budgetary oversight.
  
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• In a Very Different Washington, Trump Unloads on a Litany of Adversaries

  29-04-2018 05:33
  President Trump held a campaign-style rally in Washington Township, Mich., forgoing the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner for the second consecutive year.
  
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• Bela and Martha Karolyi, Former Gymnastics Coaches, Deny Knowing About Nassar’s Abuse

  20-04-2018 20:02
  The Karolyis, who coached the women’s team to Olympic glory, said that the revelations of rampant sexual abuse had an explosive impact on the sport.
  
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• A Black Teenager Asked for Directions. A Man Responded With Gunfire.

  14-04-2018 15:40
  Brennan Walker, 14, got lost on his way to his high school in a Detroit suburb. He knocked on a stranger’s door for help. The homeowner picked up his shotgun.
  
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• Man Accused of Raping Michigan Teenager Is Now Charged With Killing Her

  12-04-2018 04:26
  Mujey Dumbuya, 16, had been expected to testify at the man’s trial this month, but went missing in January and was later discovered dead.
  
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• Michigan Will No Longer Provide Free Bottled Water to Flint

  08-04-2018 17:19
  The state said the city’s water supply now met federal standards for safe levels of lead, but city officials were concerned, noting that lead pipes are still in service.
  
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• $700,000 Homes in Washington, Pennsylvania and Michigan

  04-04-2018 15:00
  A 1935 house in Seattle, an 1880 Bucks County retreat and a log cabin on Lake Michigan.
  
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• Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence

  03-04-2018 11:41
  Urban gun violence is driven by a very small group of people. To keep them from shooting — and being shot — cities are focusing on those most at risk.
  
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• Discussion Questions for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book Club’s April Pick: ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’

  03-04-2018 00:02
  Read Dan Egan’s wonderfully told story of history, science and reportage about the largest source of freshwater in the world, and join Now Read This.
  
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• $1.2 Million Homes in Connecticut, Michigan and Louisiana

  28-03-2018 15:01
  A cedar-shingled home in Old Lyme, a Victorian house in Ann Arbor and a renovated 1901 home in New Orleans.
  
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• What You Get for $1.2 Million

  28-03-2018 15:00
  A cedar-shingled home in Old Lyme, a Victorian house in Ann Arbor and a renovated 1901 home in New Orleans.
  
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• Five Places to Go in Chicago

  28-03-2018 11:00
  Chicago’s storied Uptown neighborhood has emerged from a decades-long slump with new restaurants and cultural centers.
  
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• Larry Nassar’s Former Boss at Michigan State Is Arrested

  27-03-2018 04:46
  William Strampel, a former Michigan State University dean who supervised Lawrence Nassar, the doctor convicted of sex abuse, was arrested on charges that have not been made public.
  
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• Larry Nassar’s Former Boss at Michigan State Faces Charges

  27-03-2018 04:46
  William Strampel, a former dean who supervised the disgraced doctor to gymnasts, was charged with criminal sexual conduct and willful neglect of duty.
  
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• Former Dean, Boss to Convicted Gymnastics Doctor, Is Arrested

  27-03-2018 04:46
  William Strampel, a former Michigan State University dean who supervised Lawrence Nassar, the doctor convicted of sex abuse, was arrested on charges that have not been made public.
  
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• In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy

  26-03-2018 11:00
  From the Fisher Building to Belle Isle (and beyond), the work of the renowned Albert Kahn endures. Here’s how to see them.
  
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• America’s Warped Elections

  26-03-2018 01:42
  A potential blue wave may crash up against a wall of extreme gerrymandering.
  
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• Toyota Takes Self-Driving Cars Off Road After Uber Accident

  21-03-2018 00:44
  The automaker said it wanted to reassess its testing program after an autonomous Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian.
  
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