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I Want My Country to ... — Compare Your Views to the National Poll
The New York Times and CBS News asked a sample of Americans about their opinions on issues that may affect their vote in the presidential election. Below are six questions from the poll. Choose your positions on important issues and see how you compare to those who agree and disagree with you, based on a national poll sample.
Reduced ASD incidence seen at 5 years with maintained lumbar TDR motion
LOS ANGELES — The evolution of total disc replacement prostheses over time from devices with constrained cores to ones with more mobile cores may ultimately help mitigate adjacent segment disease in patients, according to results of a post hoc analysis presented at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting. At 5-year follow-up, Scott L.
The World Cup Final Is Upon Us. What Have We Learned? Illustration by Leif Parsons; Photo by Eden Weingart for The New York Times Here we are. The final match of the 2018 World Cup has almost arrived, and it has been as thrilling a tournament as I can remember. As Maximus, Russell Crowe’s character in “Gladiator,” famously yelled, “Are you not entertained?” Over the past four weeks, 32 teams from across the globe have come to Russia to play their hardest and to try their luck.
Spot the Ball: The Semifinals
France eliminated Belgium. Croatia eliminated England. We eliminated the balls from these World Cup semifinals pictures. See if you can guess where they were.
Spot the Ball: The Knockout Round
Messi's gone. Ronaldo's gone. Germany's long gone. But Spot the Ball has survived the World Cup knockout round! To celebrate, we've pulled some photos from the round of 16 and made one very important change — we removed the ball. See if you can guess where it was.
Spot the Ball
We're a week and a half into the 2018 World Cup, which means everybody out there has watched plenty of soccer, right? We've pulled some photos from group stage games and made one very important change — we removed the ball. See if you can guess where it was.
Who Said It? Match the Commencement Speech to the Speaker
The diplomas are printed, the mortar boards are decorated, and students across the United States are getting ready to step into the real world. But before they do, the class of 2018 must sit in an auditorium or on folding chairs under the blazing sun and listen to some words of inspiration from a commencement speaker. Some of the speeches are funny. Others are serious. Most attempt to offer pearls of wisdom about the times we live in.
Margaret Thatcher in Her Own Words
In Westminster, Londoners remember Margaret Thatcher while picking up their favorite newspapers, each splashed with its own take on the former prime minister.
An Artistic Approach to Becoming a U.S. Citizen
What does a painting of a mob pulling down a statue of King George III teach you about American history? The answer could help green card holders become United States citizens. To become a naturalized citizen, a person has to be a green card holder, submit a 20-page application, be fingerprinted and pass an oral exam that requires deep knowledge of American history. The process can take six months or longer and costs about $700.
The Storm on Instagram
A selection of Instagram photos from the winter storm that affected the Northeastern United States on Feb. 8 and 9. Instagrammers participated by tagging their images with #NYTstorm.
The Prosecutor’s Deal, the Defendant’s Dilemma
You’ve been arrested. Even if you get off with probation, a criminal conviction could haunt you in ways you might not imagine. It could get you evicted from your home or prevent you from volunteering at your child’s school. But there is another option that can keep your record clean: pretrial diversion. You’ll probably have to pay a fee, take classes or undergo counseling, perform community service and submit to supervision. Do all that, and your case will be dismissed.
The Sounds of Horror
The Sounds of HorrorHow well do you know your horror movie screams? Take this quiz to match up these distinctive screams with the correct actress and movie.By SCOTT BLUMENTHAL, DANNY DeBELIUS, MEKADO MURPHY and RUMSEY TAYLOR OCT. 28, 2016Start Quiz
Shakur Stevenson Wins Silver in Boxing, but Defeat Leaves Him in Tears
Shakur Stevenson, a bantamweight, took silver after losing a split decision to the favored Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba. RIO DE JANEIRO — The light flyweight Nico Hernandez left the arena with a bronze medal last Sunday, giving the American men’s boxing team its first Olympic medal in eight years. On Saturday, his teammate Shakur Stevenson, a bantamweight, took silver after losing a split decision to the favored Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba. Stevenson was inconsolable after the loss.
Dismissal of Rio Boxing Judges Robed in Secrecy
An analysis of each of the more than 250 matches in the Olympics so far by The New York Times showed that at least seven of the top-ranked judges at AIBA have been removed. RIO DE JANEIRO — The International Boxing Federation has tried to calm the furor over several controversial bouts last week by tossing out a handful of their judges and reassigning an executive in charge of supervising them.
Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields Punches Her Way to Second Gold Medal (Published 2016)
Olympics|Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields Punches Her Way to Second Gold Medal https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/20/sports/olympics/rio-schedule-results.html Rio 2016 Claressa Shields celebrated her gold medal victory Sunday.Credit...Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Aug. 20, 2016 Hundreds of athletes at the Rio Games showed the many ways to celebrate winning an Olympic medal.
AIBA Reassigns Official Overseeing Olympic Boxing Judges
Arlen Lopez of Cuba, left, defeated Kamran Shakhsuvarly of Azerbaijan in a middleweight semifinal on Thursday. A day earlier, some judges were sent home for making questionable rulings. RIO DE JANEIRO — The federation running the boxing tournament at the Olympics reassigned its executive director on Thursday, a day after a handful of judges were sent home for making questionable rulings in a few bouts.
Irish Fighter Accuses Amateur Boxing Body of Being Corrupt (Published 2016)
The Irish bantamweight Michael Conlan, right, was surprised and angry after judges ruled in a unanimous decision that the Russian Vladimir Nikitin had won their bout.Credit...Peter Cziborra/Reuters By Ken Belson and Scott Blumenthal Aug. 16, 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO — A boxer for Ireland accused the sport’s officials of corruption after losing a bout against a Russian opponent at the Rio Games on Tuesday, reviving an issue that has long troubled boxing at the Olympic level.
Which Birth Control App or Website Should You Use?
Sara Montoya, a student at California State University-Fullerton, uses an app to order contraception.Jessica Pons for The New York Times A growing number of websites and digital apps enable women to obtain birth control without visiting a doctor. But they don’t all work the same way or offer the same services. To sort out which one suits your particular situation, try to answer the questions below.
Hey Sport! Know Your Old New York Slang?
A Broadway revival of a little-known Eugene O'Neill play, “Hughie,” features some choice slang that is likely to be unfamiliar to contemporary audiences — most of them words that O’Neill heard on the streets of New York in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Here are some of the more unusual terms that appear in the play. Take your best guess at what they mean.
The Storm on Instagram
UPDATED February 08, 2013 The Storm on Instagram A selection of Instagram photos from the winter storm that affected the Northeastern United States on Feb. 8 and 9. Instagrammers participated by tagging their images with #NYTstorm.
Instagramming the Election
Voters from around the country (and, in a few cases, abroad) shared their Instagram photos with us on Nov. 6, using the hashtag #NYTelection to document their Election Day experiences. Below, a selection of their contributions. « Previous Next » « Previous Next »
The Storm on Instagram
A continuously updated selection of Instagram photos from the winter storm affecting the Northeastern United States on Feb. 8 and 9.Instagrammers: tag your images of the storm and its aftermath with #NYTstorm and we may feature them below.
Instagramming the Election
Voters from around the country (and, in a few cases, abroad) shared their Instagram photos with us on Nov. 6, using the hashtag #NYTelection to document their Election Day experiences. Below, a selection of their contributions. « Previous Next » « Previous Next »
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