The New York Times
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Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura
– Nov 30, 2020, 12:00 AM
When the pandemic lockdown led the Manhattan restaurant where Natanael Evangelista was an employee to close for good, he quickly shifted to working for food delivery apps. He had few options. He was undocumented, did not speak much English and…
The Wall Street Journal
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Nick Timiraos
– Dec 1, 2020, 2:30 AM
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the Federal Reserve exposed a rare public rift last month when Mr. Mnuchin declined to extend several emergency lending programs put in place to repair credit markets convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic in…
Robotaxis don't exist yet. Some experts suspect they won't circulate widely for another decade. But earlier this month, the state of California adopted new rules governing how ride-hail services without a driver behind the wheel might work. There…
The New Yorker
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Larissa MacFarquhar
– Nov 30, 2020, 3:00 AM
Not many people leave ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. Most who do try to keep it secret, because, if everyone knew, the marriage prospects of their siblings could be irreparably damaged. The shame of leaving is very great. It is said that anyone…
Two professional poker players face off at a casino in suburban Sacramento. One is a round-faced local dude with a baseball cap pulled down to his eyebrows. The other is a glamorous young sharp from Las Vegas who moonlights as an actress and model.
