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The Oldest American Idea About Capitalism
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the country’s forgotten tradition of expanding opportunity through investment deserves a second look. Unsplash+ Near the end of his life, Benjamin...
Why the Legend of the Montauk Monster Will Never Die
The Montauk Monster’s legend lives on. Eli Neugeboren for Observer “It looked like nothing I’d ever seen before,” Ryan O’Shea told Newsday reporter Joye Brown. “It looked like it...
The Essentials With Bobbi Brown: Sag Harbor Farm Stands, Duryea’s and Jones Road Sunscreen
Bobbi Brown is spending Fourth of July weekend in Sag Harbor with 20 houseguests—"all relatives and grandchildren and pregnant nieces," she tells Observer, sounding less like a woman under...
‘Long Island Lolita’ Amy Fisher’s troubled son accused of killing cat —possibly in microwave: officials
The troubled son of notorious “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher has been charged with killing his pet cat — possibly by putting it in the microwave, according to officials....
High taxes are already killing New York’s future
Of course, even if New York weren’t on course to hike taxes again in the near future, the ones it already imposes are slowly killing the entire state. That...
My state of Washington ignored warnings about tax hikes — and now we’re paying the price
People said we were making it up — that corporate flight was a myth. Now we’re a cautionary tale. Washington’s largest companies knew higher taxes were coming. They warned...
Dear Abby: An hour-plus car trip with my husband is driving me away
DEAR ABBY: I’m 56 years old and have been married for 12 years. I don’t want to drive an hour and a half to spend time with my husband’s...
Spending more time in bright daylight could transform your sleep, according to new study
Spending more time in bright daylight could help people fall asleep earlier and get deeper sleep at night, according to new research. A study led by researchers at the...
Argentina’s semifinal hero becomes World Cup final scapegoat after recklessness turns into red card
Enzo Fernández lived on both sides of the emotional coin in the World Cup. Five days ago, he was the hero who rescued Argentina with a stunning late equalizer...
Yankees’ Cam Schlittler left disheartened by short outing in loss to Dodgers: ‘Not a good sign’
Cam Schlittler chose not to pitch in the All-Star Game, but in his first start since then, he faced a lineup that was certainly star-studded. The Yankees ace had...
