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  1. PhotoRhodora’s staff members congregate weekly to generate simple menu ideas based on what’s available from the bar’s approved vendors.
    CreditWinnie Au for The New York Times

    A Restaurant With No Leftovers

    A Brooklyn wine bar and restaurant is one of a handful of establishments in different cities that are trying to eliminate waste from their premises.

  4. Wheels

    PhotoThe Mercedes EQC 400 4Matic will calculate the most power-efficient route.
    CreditMark Blinch/Reuters

    10 Electric Vehicles to Watch

    Sales doubled in 2019, but the industry’s tipping point — severing ties to the gas pump — still lies ahead. These cars will help make that happen.

  5. Photo<p>Workers spooling undersea cable in cavernous tanks aboard the Durable, a 456-foot ship carrying 4,000 miles of the cable to lay down a new Google link between the United States and Chile.</p> <p>Related article: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/10/technology/internet-cables-oceans.html" target=”_blank” >“How the Internet Travels Across Oceans”</a></p>
    CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times

    What the Year in Business News Looked Like

    A snapshot of our best photography and graphic illustrations from 2019.

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  3. PhotoOmar Jhury and Joshua Molina, right, at Rikers Island manning the espresso machine.
    CreditTodd Heisler/The New York Times

    The Rikers Coffee Academy

    Can teaching prison inmates to make lattes give them a chance at a better future?

  4. PhotoGary Jones, the United Auto Workers president, speaking at a June event kicking off negotiations with General Motors. He resigned last month.
    CreditJeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg

    Behind a U.A.W. Crisis: Lavish Meals and Luxury Villas

    A federal investigation has led to accusations that union leaders diverted funds to perks like a $6,500 steak dinner and golf outings and gear costing $80,000.

  1. Suit Against Artforum Can Proceed, but Not Claims Naming Publisher

    A New York appeals court clears the way for some of a former magazine employee’s claims of retaliation against her in a #MeToo case.

    By Nancy Coleman

  2. Partial Ban on E-Cigarette Flavors Is Issued

    The F.D.A. says the restrictions will apply to closed cartridge systems, like the flavored pods that are popular with teenagers, but exempted the open tank systems sold in vape shops that permit custom mixing of flavors.

    By Abby Goodnough and Katie Thomas

  3. How Did Carlos Ghosn Flee Japan?

    Emerging details suggest that the former Nissan and Renault chairman owes his arrival in Lebanon to an escape plan on a grand scale.

  4. Wheels

    Mustang From Famed ‘Bullitt’ Car Chase Heads to Auction

    The owner of Steve McQueen’s “hero car” figures the price could approach $5 million, or at least far more than the $3,500 his father paid in 1974.

    By Jerry Garrett

  5. Turkey Questions Pilots About Carlos Ghosn’s Escape From Japan

    Mr. Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault chief, fled Japan to avoid trial and arrived in Lebanon this week.

    By Elian Peltier

  6. David Stern Saw Where the Sports World Was Headed Long Before It Got There

    Stern was a visionary who understood that pro athletes were seeking more power in their sports. While other commissioners tried to stop the effort, he used it to his advantage.

    By Matthew Futterman

  7. The Market Surged Last Year. Don’t Expect the Same in 2020.

    Stocks and bonds do not have as much room to rise this year, and Wall Street has been busy trying to rein in expectations.

    By The Associated Press

  8. Fazle Abed, Founder of a Leading Relief Agency, Dies at 83

    Mr. Abed gave up a job as a senior executive at a multinational company to start BRAC after he saw his native land, Bangladesh, devastated by war.

    By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat

  9. Pika-Who? How Pokémon Go Confused the Canadian Military

    “We should almost hire a 12-year-old to help us out with this,” an official wrote.

    By Mariel Padilla

  10. like a boss

    The Work Diary of Anna Bond, Whose Work Includes … Making Diaries

    In an iCal era, the co-founder of Rifle Paper Co., seller of stationery and home goods, still relies on physical planners (and the drive-through).

    By Katherine Rosman