When Madelyn Elizabeth Krebs and Tyler Christopher Fox met in August 2013, she was starting her second year at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a high school in Durham, and he was beginning his first. The two went to lunch with some classmates at a local diner. By chance, they sat down…
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Tara Cannistraci was finishing dinner with a friend at El Barrio in Scarsdale, N.Y., in early May 2017, when Michael Todd Mondrone, a part owner of the Mexican restaurant, sent over some sorbet as a way to introduce himself. “She thanked me on her way out,” Mr. Mondrone said. “I asked her to stay.” Ms.…
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When Amina Elise Colter walked into Barcelona Wine Bar 45 minutes late and sat down for her first date with Jason Michael Jones, he sensed that his waitress and nearby tables wanted to cheer. And so did he. “I’m sitting here by myself,” Mr. Jones said of that night in Atlanta in September 2018. “I…
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Charlie Kelly was so sure of a relationship with Jean Paul Broc Gomez that he began to think of ways to spend more time together before their first date officially got started. “Love at first sight is a real phenomenon and we were lucky enough to live it,” Mr. Kelly, 30, said. The pair were…
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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will push to raise taxes on some high-earning Americans and steer the money to improving the solvency of Medicare, according to officials briefed on the plan, as they cobble together a modest version of President Biden’s stalled tax and spending package. The proposal is projected to raise $203 billion over a…
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Mena, the TriBeCa restaurant led by the chef Victoria Blamey, will close its doors at the Walker Hotel after its last service on Saturday, less than six months after it opened to enthusiastic reviews. Ms. Blamey announced the closing in an Instagram post on Thursday morning, saying that it was “an ownership decision.” She added…
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Wine is about experience. It’s about a subtle taste and a pleasant buzz. The slow crafting of a drink over months and years. It can also be about downing cheap fermented grape juice as fast as possible. Who’s to judge? Some things that probably don’t come to mind when considering the wine experience: sauerkraut, marmalade,…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ramesh Balwani, a former top executive at Theranos, was found guilty on Thursday of 12 counts of fraud, in a verdict that was more severe than that of his co-conspirator, Elizabeth Holmes, and that solidified the failed blood-testing start-up as the ultimate Silicon Valley cautionary tale. Mr. Balwani and Ms. Holmes,…
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The Jynneos vaccine requires two doses to be fully protective, according to the Food and Drug Administration, but so far, all of the doses coming to the city are being considered as first doses. As more doses arrive, there will be more available for second doses, said Dr. Mary Bassett, the state health commissioner. Paul…
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Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. Let Them Eat Cake, But Leave Me Out Of It For many years, I have participated in regular team meetings by phone or video conference because my work…
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