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Trump Is Making Another Big Mess With White House Helipad

He reportedly ordered workers to scrap some of their completed work on the multimillion-dollar project because he didn’t like how it looked. By Nia Prater

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Like It or Not, Kamala Harris Is the Front-runner “Her mindset is that ‘I should have won, and I am going to do it my way because my way would have won.’” By David Freedlander

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The Cut

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‘Death to Nonchalance’

Ella Rubin exposes her messiest feelings in Sterling Point, your new favorite teen drama. podcast By Brooke LaMantia

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6 New Books You Should Read This August

A buzzy character study from Rachel Cusk, a thriller about time travel, and a shattering new novel from Chang-rae Lee. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani

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The Strategist

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Curbed

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After All That, Ken Griffin Is Not Leaving New York

The hedge-fund CEO made a big to-do about Mamdani’s pied-à-terre message but in the end is sticking to his 350 Park headquarters. By Matthew Sedacca

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look book The Look Book Goes to the Guyanese Nurses’ Ball On a recent Saturday, dozens of nurses donned their gowns and danced at Antun’s banquet hall in Queens Village. By Zoe Papelis and Matt Stieb

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Grub Street

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How Bourdain Became the New Elvis

The new film Tony both adds to and rises above a cottage industry dedicated to selling Anthony Bourdain’s mythology.

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openings Mexico City’s El Califa de León Arrives in New York “New Yorkers will have exactly the same taco as we prepare in Mexico.” By Oset Babür-Winter

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Where to Eat in August The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

convenience All of Our Restaurant Recommendations, Mapped The best restaurants, the best new restaurants, and the best affordable restaurants — together in one spot! By Grub Street

first taste Pizza Studio Tamaki’s Pies Look Great. Do They Taste Great? The Japanese pizzeria has been booked solid since it opened in the East Village this spring. By Matthew Schneier

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