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A Glitch in Trump's Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can't, 2 Alaska Health Workers Got Emergency Treatment After Receiving Pfizer's Vaccine, 'I Was Stunned': Big Gifts to Small Colleges From an Unexpected Source, Sacklers Face Furious Questions in Rare Testimony on Opioid Epidemic

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 Brian Rea Auditioning for the Role of Boyfriend When you have been strung along and ghosted by guys who play it cool, how do you handle a man who is adoring and sincere? Style · Dec 18 Brian Rea Auditioning for the Role of Boyfriend When you have been strung along and ghosted by guys who play it cool, how do you handle a man who is adoring and sincere? Style · Dec 18 Joshua Hawkins Cookie Monster Mural Puzzles Artist and Enrages Property Owner A man claiming to be a property owner in Peoria, Ill., wanted a Soviet-style mural of Cookie Monster. The artist who did the job now says he was tricked (and paid) by an impostor. U.S. · Dec 16 Arthur Brower/The New York Times How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month When a single case of smallpox arrived in Manhattan in 1947, a severe outbreak was possible. A decisive civil servant made a bold decision. New York · Dec 18 Joshua Hawkins Cookie Monster Mural Puzzles Artist and Enrages Property Owner A man claiming to be a property owner in Peoria, Ill., wanted a Soviet-style mural of Cookie Monster. The artist who did the job now says he was tricked (and paid) by an impostor. U.S. · Dec 16 Arthur Brower/The New York Times How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month When a single case of smallpox arrived in Manhattan in 1947, a severe outbreak was possible. A decisive civil servant made a bold decision. New York · Dec 18 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers A Glitch in Trump's Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can't Neighbors of the president say he has violated the 1993 agreement he made with Palm Beach that allowed him to convert a private residence into a moneymaking club. Politics · Dec 16 Saul Martinez for The New York Times Saul Martinez for The New York Times A Glitch in Trump's Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can't Neighbors of the president say he has violated the 1993 agreement he made with Palm Beach that allowed him to convert a private residence into a moneymaking club. Politics · Dec 16 2 Alaska Health Workers Got Emergency Treatment After Receiving Pfizer's Vaccine One of the workers, who did not have a history of allergies, remained in the hospital on Wednesday night. Some reactions to the vaccine were also reported last week in Britain. Health · Dec 16 Tim Gruber for The New York Times Tim Gruber for The New York Times 2 Alaska Health Workers Got Emergency Treatment After Receiving Pfizer's Vaccine One of the workers, who did not have a history of allergies, remained in the hospital on Wednesday night. Some reactions to the vaccine were also reported last week in Britain. Health · Dec 16 'I Was Stunned': Big Gifts to Small Colleges From an Unexpected Source MacKenzie Scott's donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational. U.S. · Dec 16 Sacklers Face Furious Questions in Rare Testimony on Opioid Epidemic It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, but they continued to deny personal responsibility for the decades-long addiction crisis. Health · Dec 17 'I Was Stunned': Big Gifts to Small Colleges From an Unexpected Source MacKenzie Scott's donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational. U.S. · Dec 16 Sacklers Face Furious Questions in Rare Testimony on Opioid Epidemic It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, but they continued to deny personal responsibility for the decades-long addiction crisis. Health · Dec 17 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Rachel Louise Snyder Punch After Punch, Rape After Rape, a Murderer Was Made The execution of Lisa Montgomery would be an injustice on top of an injustice. Dec 18 Aidan Koch Aidan Koch Rachel Louise Snyder Punch After Punch, Rape After Rape, a Murderer Was Made The execution of Lisa Montgomery would be an injustice on top of an injustice. Dec 18 David Brooks Mark Shields and the Best of American Liberalism The man who loves politics. Dec 17 Thomas L. Friedman Kamala Harris Deserves a More Important Job She could be at the forefront of helping a part of America that's been left behind. Dec 15 David Brooks Mark Shields and the Best of American Liberalism The man who loves politics. Dec 17 Thomas L. Friedman Kamala Harris Deserves a More Important Job She could be at the forefront of helping a part of America that's been left behind. Dec 15 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Christoph Niemann I Said They Didn't Have to Come to My Wedding. But I'm Still Hurt. How to deal with declined invitations and delayed R.S.V.P.s in the time of Covid-19. Style · Dec 17 Parenting a Ski Jumper as a Leap of Faith Watching my 13-year-old son fling himself off a mountain has been keeping me grounded in the pandemic. Family · Dec 17 Christoph Niemann I Said They Didn't Have to Come to My Wedding. But I'm Still Hurt. How to deal with declined invitations and delayed R.S.V.P.s in the time of Covid-19. Style · Dec 17 Parenting a Ski Jumper as a Leap of Faith Watching my 13-year-old son fling himself off a mountain has been keeping me grounded in the pandemic. Family · Dec 17 via Partners in Health Paul Farmer Is Awarded the $1 Million Berggruen Prize The medical anthropologist won the prize, which is given to "thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement." Arts · Dec 16 Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that were supposed to contain five doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Health · Dec 16 via Partners in Health Paul Farmer Is Awarded the $1 Million Berggruen Prize The medical anthropologist won the prize, which is given to "thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement." Arts · Dec 16 Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that were supposed to contain five doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Health · Dec 16 🤞 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. 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