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How Hochul Became a Surprise Champion of the Subway

28 October 2026 at 10:00
Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t from New York City, but she could be its biggest mass transit defender in a generation. She has embraced that distinction in her re-election campaign.

© Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times

Gov. Kathy Hochul is leaning on her record of funding improvements to New York’s public transit system, including by approving a congestion pricing toll that was the first of its kind in the nation.

Civilian Suffering Was Goal of Russian Strikes in Ukraine, U.N. Panel Says

27 October 2026 at 02:12
The assaults on infrastructure, which cut off heat and power on bitterly cold winter days, amounted to a crime against humanity, investigators said.

© Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Svitlana Zinoviyeva, left, and her daughter, Oleksandra Buzko, mounted a tent above the bed last winter to stay warm at home amid subzero temperatures, power outages and minimal to no heat in buildings across the city in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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