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'The Worst I've Ever Seen It': Lean Stone Crab Season Follows Red Tide in Florida, America's Allies Fear That Traditional Ties No Longer Matter Under Trump, New Google Campus Accelerates Tech's March Into New York, China's Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor

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An experimental newsletter of the stories you might have missed, curated by Times editors and personalized for you with machine learning. An experimental newsletter of the stories you might have missed, curated by Times editors and personalized for you with machine learning. Editor's note: We're celebrating the holidays! Look for the next Your Weekly Edition on Jan. 4, 2019. Happy holidays, and thanks for reading The Times. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week Sharif Hamza for The New York Times Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration's War on Immigration? The prosecution of naturalized United States citizens is a sign of a gathering storm. Magazine · Dec 19 Sharif Hamza for The New York Times Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration's War on Immigration? The prosecution of naturalized United States citizens is a sign of a gathering storm. Magazine · Dec 19 Caitlin Ochs for The New York Times Planned Parenthood Is Accused of Mistreating Pregnant Employees Employers that champion women face accusations of discriminating against their pregnant workers, showing how widespread the problem is in American workplaces. Business · Dec 20 Kholood Eid for The New York Times No Heat for 10 Years, and the City Is Their Landlord The living conditions of the 100 or so residents of the Eagle Avenue apartments are emblematic of sweeping neglect by Nycha. New York · Dec 19 Caitlin Ochs for The New York Times Planned Parenthood Is Accused of Mistreating Pregnant Employees Employers that champion women face accusations of discriminating against their pregnant workers, showing how widespread the problem is in American workplaces. Business · Dec 20 Kholood Eid for The New York Times No Heat for 10 Years, and the City Is Their Landlord The living conditions of the 100 or so residents of the Eagle Avenue apartments are emblematic of sweeping neglect by Nycha. New York · Dec 19 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers 'The Worst I've Ever Seen It': Lean Stone Crab Season Follows Red Tide in Florida A prolonged red tide in Southwest Florida has hurt the iconic stone crab — and the fishermen, whose family businesses go back generations, who catch it. U.S. · Dec 16 Saul Martinez for The New York Times Saul Martinez for The New York Times 'The Worst I've Ever Seen It': Lean Stone Crab Season Follows Red Tide in Florida A prolonged red tide in Southwest Florida has hurt the iconic stone crab — and the fishermen, whose family businesses go back generations, who catch it. U.S. · Dec 16 America's Allies Fear That Traditional Ties No Longer Matter Under Trump President Trump's disregard for friendly nations in Europe and Asia could fundamentally diminish America's global clout, analysts say. Europe · Dec 21 Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Mauricio Lima for The New York Times America's Allies Fear That Traditional Ties No Longer Matter Under Trump President Trump's disregard for friendly nations in Europe and Asia could fundamentally diminish America's global clout, analysts say. Europe · Dec 21 New Google Campus Accelerates Tech's March Into New York Google said it planned a $1 billion campus just south of the West Village that would enable it to double its local work force over a decade. Technology · Dec 17 China's Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor Mounting evidence suggests ethnic minorities caught in the mass internment drive in Xinjiang are being assigned to new factories making clothes. Asia Pacific · Dec 16 New Google Campus Accelerates Tech's March Into New York Google said it planned a $1 billion campus just south of the West Village that would enable it to double its local work force over a decade. Technology · Dec 17 China's Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor Mounting evidence suggests ethnic minorities caught in the mass internment drive in Xinjiang are being assigned to new factories making clothes. Asia Pacific · Dec 16 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers By CHARLES GRASSLEY These Toilet Seat Lids Aren't Gold-Plated, but They Cost $14,000 The Pentagon has to clean up its confusing and wasteful budget. Dec 19 Harry Campbell Harry Campbell By CHARLES GRASSLEY These Toilet Seat Lids Aren't Gold-Plated, but They Cost $14,000 The Pentagon has to clean up its confusing and wasteful budget. Dec 19 By ALLISON ARIEFF Where Are All the Female Architects? Nearly half of architecture students are women. Why are so few sticking with the industry after graduation? Dec 15 By HAIDER WARRAICH Dr. Google Is a Liar Fake news threatens our democracy. Fake medical news threatens our lives. Dec 16 By ALLISON ARIEFF Where Are All the Female Architects? Nearly half of architecture students are women. Why are so few sticking with the industry after graduation? Dec 15 By HAIDER WARRAICH Dr. Google Is a Liar Fake news threatens our democracy. Fake medical news threatens our lives. Dec 16 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Getty Images The Hospital's Gift of Downtime The hospital, especially during the holidays, crystallizes an unavoidable truth: There's simply no substitute for being there. Well · Dec 19 Jeenah Moon for The New York Times How Exercise May Make Us Healthier People who exercise have different proteins moving through their bloodstreams than those who are generally sedentary. Well · Dec 19 Getty Images The Hospital's Gift of Downtime The hospital, especially during the holidays, crystallizes an unavoidable truth: There's simply no substitute for being there. Well · Dec 19 Jeenah Moon for The New York Times How Exercise May Make Us Healthier People who exercise have different proteins moving through their bloodstreams than those who are generally sedentary. Well · Dec 19 Breast-Feeding Tied to Smaller Waist Size in Mother Breast-feeding for longer than six months may lead to a smaller waist size for the mother, researchers report, and the effect persists for as long as a decade. Well · Dec 18 Evan Sung for The New York Times Don't Rinse the Bird. A Myth to Dispel Before the Holidays. Many home cooks wash the chicken or turkey before cooking, but that only increases the risk of food-borne illness. Well · Dec 20 Breast-Feeding Tied to Smaller Waist Size in Mother Breast-feeding for longer than six months may lead to a smaller waist size for the mother, researchers report, and the effect persists for as long as a decade. Well · Dec 18 Evan Sung for The New York Times Don't Rinse the Bird. A Myth to Dispel Before the Holidays. Many home cooks wash the chicken or turkey before cooking, but that only increases the risk of food-borne illness. Well · Dec 20 🤞 Are we getting it right? To refine this experience, we need to hear from you. Are you enjoying this newsletter? Are we offering you the right mix of stories? Where can we improve? Send Us Feedback ℹ️ Your Weekly Edition is an ongoing experiment that combines editorial curation with machine-learning algorithms to recommend Times stories to you. ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. 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