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An aerial artist, a skateboarder, a BMX rider, a skydiving instructor — they all see parallels between what they do and what Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies does when he dunks in the N.B.A.https://nyti.ms/3Ep3yVw 

The list of companies permanently changing the way they work keeps growing longer, making the five-day-a-week trek into Manhattan an increasingly fading corporate practice — with enormous consequences for New York.https://nyti.ms/37jgQ9Z 

In Opinion @janecoaston writes about what she learned by confronting her loathing of golf: "My anger lies in old envies — about being a kid for whom golf was an unimaginable expense."https://nyti.ms/3KOeAG7 

In Opinion @DouthatNYT writes about how Democrats could be locked out of power after 2024: "That’s a scenario for liberal horror, but it’s not one that conservatives should welcome either."https://nyti.ms/3KP2qgj 

Russia is ambling toward a major default on its foreign debt, a grim milestone that it has not seen since the Bolshevik Revolution more than a century ago. It could cause years of legal wrangling and pit Russia against big investors from around the world.https://nyti.ms/3vntr3V 

Ten people were wounded during the shooting at the crowded mall on Saturday afternoon, and two others were injured in an ensuing stampede, authorities said. Three people who were seen with firearms were detained.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/us/columbiana-mall-shooting-sc.html …

Ahead of the runoff against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, President Emmanuel Macron of France is trying to tap into the country’s large pool of left-wing voters with vows of ambitious green policies. But many are hesitant to back him.https://nyti.ms/3Ejnwke 

Today, virtually the entire publishing industry is rooting for Barnes & Noble — including most independent booksellers. Here's why people who once saw the chain as a villain are now celebrating its successhttps://twitter.com/i/events/1515433324310900740 …

A 10-month old girl in Brooklyn died from a combination of fentanyl and heroin. Her father, Daniel Auster — son of the famous novelist Paul Auster — has been charged in her death, police said.https://nyti.ms/3vqMk5J 

Breaking News: A mall in Columbia, South Carolina was evacuated after the police received reports of gunfire and injuries, officials said.https://nyti.ms/3jGKoRr 

At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in a widespread Israeli military operation in the West Bank, launched in response to a string of attacks in Israel that killed 14 people.https://nyti.ms/3KOYGLv 

Art Rupe, the founder of Specialty Records, an innovative independent label that brought rhythm and blues into the mainstream and helped set the table for the rock ’n’ roll era with singers like Little Richard and Lloyd Price, died on Friday. He was 104.https://nyti.ms/37VbVvE 

The World Health Organization calculated that 15 million people have died from the Covid pandemic. But the release of this staggering estimate has been delayed for months because of objections from India, which has tried to keep it from becoming public.https://nyti.ms/3OkW22y 

In Opinion "Dire need of reform": In the U.S. patent system, “not only is legal trickery rewarded and the public’s interest overlooked, but also innovation — the very thing that patents were meant to foster — is undermined,” our editorial board writes.https://nyti.ms/38L2Eqm 

It is the moment the travel industry had been waiting for — "the great comeback." But with the continued spread of Covid variants, and travel operators unable to cope with the volume of demands, it seems like the new normal for travelers may be chaos.https://nyti.ms/3M63koM