Current Affairs Of Pakistan & World

April 3, 2022

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How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon

The company's crackdown on a worker protest in New York backfired and led to a historic labor victory.

By Jodi Kantor and Karen Weise

Is This the Last Generation to Live on New York City's Wild Fringes?

A major restoration project aims to protect the Jamaica Bay area — and all of New York — by returning salt marshes and sand dunes to their natural states. But will it be too late for the people of Broad Channel?

By Richard Schiffman

The Library Ends Late Fees, and the Treasures Roll In

The decision in New York City set off a wave of returns, accompanied by bashful notes of apology and gratitude.

By Gina Cherelus

A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York's Living Rooms

Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With "Dimes Square," his depiction of a downtown crowd, he has an underground hit.

By Alex Vadukul

Nancy Lane, Spirit Behind Studio Museum in Harlem, Dies at 88

An art collector and the institution's longest-serving board member, she was also a pioneering Black woman in the corporate world.

By Sam Roberts

Big CITY

Decades After the Destruction of Homeless Camps, What Have We Learned?

Thirty years after the Tompkins Square riots, the problems around homelessness remain the same.

By Ginia Bellafante

How a Music Executive Spends His Sundays

In the 1990s, Jamie Krents was on tour with an indie rock group. Now he's a family man in Brooklyn.

By Tammy La Gorce

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Today's Headlines: Russia in Broad Retreat From Kyiv, Seeking to Regroup From Battering

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Russia in Broad Retreat From Kyiv, Seeking to Regroup From Battering

By Andrew E. Kramer and Neil MacFarquhar

A short drive from Kyiv in any direction turned up scenes of incinerated Russian vehicles, charred engine parts and chunks of armor. Attention is now shifting to the east, where Moscow says it is redirecting its forces.

Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens

By Katie Benner, Katie Rogers and Michael S. Schmidt

The inquiry is a test for President Biden and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, who both came into office promising to restore the Justice Department's independence.

A Slap Could Sting the Smith Family Brand

By Melena Ryzik, Nicole Sperling and Matt Stevens

Will Smith has spent decades radiating boundless likability. His family has become known for sharing therapy sessions online. His smack at the Oscars has complicated all of that.

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A Tanker's Giant U-Turn Reveals Strains in the Market for Russian Oil

By Hiroko Tabuchi and Blacki Migliozzi

The ship, originally sailing to Philadelphia, apparently lost its buyer in the middle of the Atlantic. A number of tankers carrying Russian oil face similar problems.