congestion pricing, but where you get a discount on iced coffee if you have allergies

On the fourth day of witness testimony in Trump's hush money trial, the jury is hearing back and forth about whether or not Trump, as President, had Jeff Sessions, then Attorney General, in 'his pocket'

Trump spoke to reporters outside the courtroom this morning, per Jake Offenhartz: 'I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday. It'd be nice to be with her but I'm at a courthouse for a rigged trial.'

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'What kind of boss-boyfriend requires snack receipts for reimbursement anyway?” -Jiayang Fan 樊嘉扬 went food reporting, and not everyone was pleased

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this is so transparently cynical and dumb

Here’s what’s happening in Manhattan criminal court: Donald Trump is being humiliated

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Here’s what’s happening in Manhattan criminal court: Donald Trump is being humiliated

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Spent nearly a year reporting this profile of the amazing Padma Lakshmi for The New Yorker — and it goes places that I (and I’m pretty sure she) never expected it to newyorker.com/culture/profil…

Just overheard a coffee order at a downtown coffee cart: “Good morning, I’ll have a small coffee with skim milk and six Equals. Equal, yeah. The one in the blue packet.”

in Manhattan, the administration of justice is frosty

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The first week of the Trump trial tested the limits of America's constitutional order, journalistic decency, and Trump's need for naps. “I just couldn’t do it,” one potential juror said after asking to be dismissed. Many felt that way.

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Very cold. Does an ex-president have immunity from facing trial on the planet Hoth?

a strategy not even Trump has tried

Prospective jurors at the Trump trial are asked about their hobbies. People say things like 'hiking,' 'hanging with friends,' 'Broadway shows.' No one wants to confess to 'scrolling on my phone for hours.'

A huge contrast with last year, when only 9 of the 48 prospective jurors brought in for the first E. Jean Carroll trial said they'd have a problem being fair

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