Fifth Avenue: The ‘Street of Dreams’ for Over a Century

The reputation of the iconic New York City thoroughfare began with a competition to build lavish mansions that came crashing down with the advent of luxury apartment buildings.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 hours ago

A Supertall on Fifth Avenue, Eager to Be a Good Neighbor

The building, to be known as 520 Fifth Avenue, is adorned with setbacks and arches, nods to classic New York City architecture.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

NYC Officials Want to Give Fifth Avenue a Facelift

The effort would restore Fifth Avenue’s status as a pedestrian boulevard where Manhattanites can promenade.

Business - Inc. - October 20

Retailers Jump at the Chance to Invest in Fifth Avenue

IKEA and Uniqlo join luxury fashion houses in owning, rather than leasing, huge retail spaces on the strip. Developers are cashing in.

Top stories - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

The union fight to resuscitate the Boeing pension is a battle over the American dream

The two sides remain far apart on the issue of the company pension plan.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Wall Street frets over Big Tech’s $200bn AI spending splurge

The four biggest US internet groups this week showed glimpses of benefits but warned of increased spending

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

America’s Cup 2024: Great Britain’s dream over as New Zealand seal victory – live reaction

Team Emirates NZ win race nine in style to retain title Report from races seven and eight | And email Yara Leg 2 of 6: The gap now goes up to 325m and a third of the race distance is done ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Dodgers fans fill LA streets after World Series win over Yankees

The night sky in Los Angeles lit up with fireworks after the Dodgers captured their latest World Series title against their historically bitter rival, the New York Yankees.

Can a $350 Million Plan Transform 5th Avenue Into a Grand Boulevard?

New York City officials and business leaders plan to expand sidewalks, add seating areas and trees and remove two car lanes to make the renowned avenue more pedestrian friendly.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Turkey and Germany leaders meet in Istanbul and find many avenues of agreement. But not on Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Istanbul

World - ABC News - October 19

Georgia’s crumbling European dream

The Caucasus republic’s future is at stake. So is western credibility

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Last chance to see 'comet of the century' for 80,000 years

Comet A3 was bright in the Monday evening sky and could be visible again on Tuesday - cloud permitting.

England stunned by spin after Duckett century

Pakistan’s spinners rip through the England middle order to turn the second Test on its head on the second day in Multan.

Sick of the 21st Century? These Artists Revive the 18th.

Copycat classicism is here. Literary re-enactments by the photographer Stan Douglas — and a wave of other remixers — are creating new types of art around Black history.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

18th-Century Perfume Bottles Come Up for Auction

The 100-piece collection has been praised for its size, variety and representation of all major European porcelain makers of the era.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 25

Shakeel puts Pakistan in charge of deciding Test

A masterful century from Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and late wickets from the spinners put England in huge danger after two days of the deciding Test in Rawalpindi.

Diving to Drink a 19th-Century Shipwreck’s Treasure

A team recently dived deep beneath Lake Huron hoping to harvest grain that may one day be distilled into whiskey with a flavor forgotten to history.

Science - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Trump’s Election Reversal Dreams Are Dead

At least as far as the law goes.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Russian ‘milblogger’ worries about a pro-Ukrainian fifth column

WarGonzo’s Oct. 5 Telegram posting is especially interesting in what it reveals about real Russian attitudes toward the Ukraine war.

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Marc Marquez defies mosquito mishap to clinch comeback win at Australian MotoGP

Six-time champion Marquez fought back from 13th to win fifth title Jorge Martin finishes second as Ducati secure top five places Spain’s Marc Marquez has recovered from a nightmare start in ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

There Are Four Anti-Trump Pathways We Failed to Take. There Is a Fifth.

Why have so many of our democracy’s defenses seemingly broken down, and which, if any, remain?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

"Kindness 101" shows how a group of fifth graders is teaching resourcefulness

A group of fifth graders on a Minnesota playground share a lesson in resourcefulness in Steve Hartman's "Kindness 101" series.

Read accused of weaponizing Fifth Amendment to try and delay civil trial

Karen Read's attorneys sought to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by John O'Keefe's family.

Inside the Grisly Fifth-Inning Collapse That Cost the Yankees Everything

New York’s blunders will rank among the most costly in the 120 editions of M.L.B.’s World Series, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Mortgage rates increase for the fifth straight week — but there’s good news

The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging 6.72%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for fifth straight week

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August

Green levies on UK electricity bills set to climb by more than a fifth

Increase driven by rising costs of keeping power stations on stand-by for when renewables produce less

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Ghost train ride catches fire at centuries-old German carnival

World - Yahoo News - October 13

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years

World - ABC News - October 15

"Mornings Memory": Late CBS News reporter sampled century-old champagne

The late Tom Fenton, who was a reporter with CBS News, was assigned to a story on century-old bottles of champagne that were found at the bottom of the ocean. Fenton, who died in July, even had the ...

Tokyo Metro Shares Soar in First Day of Trading for Century-Old Subway

Tokyo Metro had raised over $2 billion in one of Japan’s largest initial public offerings in years.

Business - The New York Times - October 23

Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology

Archeologists have uncovered stunning details of two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road in Central Asia.

AM radio is seeking a lifeline after a century of storied history

For more than a century, AM radio has amassed a rich and storied history. That history includes Beatlemania, fireside chats with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Super Bowl. Now, in a world ...

Watch Saka's best Premier League goals as he reaches half-century

Watch a selection of Bukayo Saka's best Premier League goals after the Arsenal forward's strike against Liverpool brought up his half-century in the top flight.

Skeletal remains in a castle well lend credence to a centuries-old Norse saga

Scientists have connected 800-year-old skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval Norse saga, using advanced DNA analysis.

Vatican tribunal explains conviction of cardinal and others in 'trial of the century'

The Vatican tribunal says it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his “objectively inexplicable behavior” in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst more than a ...

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 140 lives

Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as people try to salvage what they can from ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 140 lives

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Tuchel 'excited to make our dream come true'

New England head coach Thomas Tuchel says he wants to "make our dream come true" at the 2026 World Cup following his appointment.

Unequal school funding hobbles the American dream

The next administration must act on disparities in education resources and teaching quality that choke social mobility

World - Financial Times - October 17

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