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Why Shiny New Tech Companies Love Old Industrial Buildings, The Trade War, Paused for Now, Is Still Wreaking Damage, Trump Says the Fed Prevented 4% Growth. That Isn't True., He Waterboarded a Detainee. Then He Had to Get the C.I.A. to Let Him Stop.

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week This Austrian Village Wants 'Frozen' Fans to Let It Go Do you want to visit Hallstatt? Officials say too many tourists — many of them fans of the blockbuster film — are coming to the 16th-century village just to take pictures. Europe · Jan 17 This Austrian Village Wants 'Frozen' Fans to Let It Go Do you want to visit Hallstatt? Officials say too many tourists — many of them fans of the blockbuster film — are coming to the 16th-century village just to take pictures. Europe · Jan 17 Charlie Riedel/Associated Press What We Learned in the N.F.L.'s Divisional Round The Titans pulled off a stunning upset, the Chiefs won in a blowout, the 49ers got healthy and the Packers survived a comeback attempt. The conference championship field is set. Pro Football · Jan 13 Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Why 'Star Wars' Keeps Bombing in China Despite an aggressive marketing push by Disney, movie after movie has flopped in the world's second-largest market, where nostalgia for the series has no power over viewers. Movies · Jan 14 Charlie Riedel/Associated Press What We Learned in the N.F.L.'s Divisional Round The Titans pulled off a stunning upset, the Chiefs won in a blowout, the 49ers got healthy and the Packers survived a comeback attempt. The conference championship field is set. Pro Football · Jan 13 Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Why 'Star Wars' Keeps Bombing in China Despite an aggressive marketing push by Disney, movie after movie has flopped in the world's second-largest market, where nostalgia for the series has no power over viewers. Movies · Jan 14 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers Why Shiny New Tech Companies Love Old Industrial Buildings A generation of workers is rejecting cookie-cutter office space, opting instead for the manufacturing lofts that once defined New York City. New York · Jan 22 Gabby Jones for The New York Times Gabby Jones for The New York Times Why Shiny New Tech Companies Love Old Industrial Buildings A generation of workers is rejecting cookie-cutter office space, opting instead for the manufacturing lofts that once defined New York City. New York · Jan 22 The Trade War, Paused for Now, Is Still Wreaking Damage Manufacturers and farmers struggled last year because of tariffs, and there are signs that damage is spreading to other sectors of the economy. Economy · Jan 22 Rozette Rago for The New York Times Rozette Rago for The New York Times The Trade War, Paused for Now, Is Still Wreaking Damage Manufacturers and farmers struggled last year because of tariffs, and there are signs that damage is spreading to other sectors of the economy. Economy · Jan 22 Trump Says the Fed Prevented 4% Growth. That Isn't True. In an extreme scenario, the central bank might have lifted growth to around 3 percent, at a hefty cost. Economy · Jan 22 He Waterboarded a Detainee. Then He Had to Get the C.I.A. to Let Him Stop. An architect of the C.I.A. interrogation program testified that to persuade his superiors to let him stop torturing a captive, he had them stand in the cell and watch. Politics · Jan 22 Trump Says the Fed Prevented 4% Growth. That Isn't True. In an extreme scenario, the central bank might have lifted growth to around 3 percent, at a hefty cost. Economy · Jan 22 He Waterboarded a Detainee. Then He Had to Get the C.I.A. to Let Him Stop. An architect of the C.I.A. interrogation program testified that to persuade his superiors to let him stop torturing a captive, he had them stand in the cell and watch. Politics · Jan 22 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Jim Mangia Gay Men Are Dying From a Crisis We're Not Talking About No one's really grappling with the meth disaster. Jan 22 Daniel Kaesler/EyeEm, via Getty Images Daniel Kaesler/EyeEm, via Getty Images Jim Mangia Gay Men Are Dying From a Crisis We're Not Talking About No one's really grappling with the meth disaster. Jan 22 Kara Swisher When Will Companies Finally Step Up to Fight Climate Change? Microsoft and BlackRock have made positive moves. But there's still a lot of money to be made in green tech. Jan 23 Charles M. Blow The Agitated M.L.K. I Came to Love We've come to know a more complex King, one who reacted realistically to white backlash. Jan 19 Kara Swisher When Will Companies Finally Step Up to Fight Climate Change? Microsoft and BlackRock have made positive moves. But there's still a lot of money to be made in green tech. Jan 23 Charles M. Blow The Agitated M.L.K. I Came to Love We've come to know a more complex King, one who reacted realistically to white backlash. Jan 19 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Photo Illustration by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times I Quit My Elaborate Skin Care Routine I threw a lot of time and money at my face. It wasn't worth it. Style · Jan 20 Andrea Mohin/The New York Times A Dance Steals the Show at an Opera Festival Prototype, an annual exploration of new opera, encompassed "Cion," a haunting South African mixture of choreography and voice. Music · Jan 19 Photo Illustration by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times I Quit My Elaborate Skin Care Routine I threw a lot of time and money at my face. It wasn't worth it. Style · Jan 20 Andrea Mohin/The New York Times A Dance Steals the Show at an Opera Festival Prototype, an annual exploration of new opera, encompassed "Cion," a haunting South African mixture of choreography and voice. Music · Jan 19 Alone on a Mountaintop, Awaiting a Very Hard Rain Decades ago, Armenian scientists built a high-elevation trap to catch and study cosmic rays. Physics has mostly moved on, but the station persists — a ghost observatory with a skeleton crew. Science · Jan 21 Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images $8 Billion Verdict in Drug Lawsuit Is Reduced to $6.8 Million A Philadelphia judge lowered the damages in a case that claimed Johnson & Johnson played down the risks of an antipsychotic drug. Health · Jan 17 Alone on a Mountaintop, Awaiting a Very Hard Rain Decades ago, Armenian scientists built a high-elevation trap to catch and study cosmic rays. Physics has mostly moved on, but the station persists — a ghost observatory with a skeleton crew. Science · Jan 21 Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images $8 Billion Verdict in Drug Lawsuit Is Reduced to $6.8 Million A Philadelphia judge lowered the damages in a case that claimed Johnson & Johnson played down the risks of an antipsychotic drug. Health · Jan 17 🤞 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 ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe | Account Settings | Privacy Policy | Contact Us All Newsletters | Subscribe 2019 © The New York Times Company | 620 8th Avenue, 10036 NY, New York ADVERTISEMENT