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Lax Enforcement Let South Florida Towers Skirt Inspections for Years

Lax Enforcement Let South Florida Towers Skirt Inspections for Years

By Michael LaForgia, Adam Playford and Lazaro Gamio

The collapse of Champlain Towers South has prompted a review of hundreds of older high-rises. Some buildings ignored or delayed action on serious maintenance issues.

A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN

A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN

By Kevin Draper

In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was "feeling pressure" on diversity.

A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust

South Africa Dispatch

A Diamond Rush in South Africa, Born of Desperation and Distrust

By John Eligon and Joao Silva

When rumors of a diamond find hit social media, thousands of jobless South Africans rushed to a sleepy village. The government's claim that the discovery was actually quartz was met with suspicion.

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Stacie Marshall, who inherited a Georgia farm, is trying on a small scale to address a generations-old wrong that still bedevils the nation.

When It Comes to People Like My Daughter, One Size Does Not Fit All

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When It Comes to People Like My Daughter, One Size Does Not Fit All

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Federal funding should not automatically favor smaller settings over larger ones for people with disabilities. 

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