The tension between overestimating risks and ignoring them

Voices Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow The tension between overestimating risks and ignoring them Not long ago, I met a woman from Belarus. She told me about the terrible aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986. As a child, she’d had to evacuate her home, which was contaminated by radioactivity, and permanently relocate. She said that … Read more

Inside the crumbling, leaky century-old tunnel at the center of a fight between Amtrak and MTA

Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on high-voltage cables as steel is nearly corroded to dust. Above ground, heads of Amtrak and the Metropolitan Transit Agency are publicly sparring about who should take the blame for the millions of riders about to suffer train … Read more

Springing ‘Crouching Tiger’ on U.S. Audiences

The buzz began the first time it hit the big screen. Whether it was at Cannes, Berlin,Venice or Toronto, the epic martial arts romantic drama “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” immediately began building momentum, hitting Hollywood like a typhoon. Once it was released nationwide, it struck a chord with an unprecedented range of movie fans, from … Read more

Trump makes clear he can’t wait to meet his new grandson — daughter Tiffany’s first child — as he departs Middle East

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump made clear Friday he’s itching to get home to meet his new grandchild. Tiffany Trump, 31, gave birth to Alexander Trump Boulos on Thursday, making the president a grandpa for the 11th time. “I should probably have left yesterday, but I didn’t want to disappoint you. Your … Read more

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