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Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work Millions of Americans are resorting to risky ways to buy an affordable home Alternative financing arrangements can be the only option for low-income Americans. But they lack the same protections as a mortgage, and many end up paying for years without ever gaining ownership. Work American Airlines pilots' union sues carrier over request to help with training on days off Airlines are racing to hire and train pilots as travel demand surges. � � Work 'We're Never Going to Get That Top 40 Out of Us' Wesley Morris loves awards shows, countdowns and best-of lists of all kinds. Is there any way to make them more inclusive? Work Opinion | America's Pandemic PTSD We underestimate the extreme trauma that society has endured, and still lives with, at our own peril. 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Work Man arrested, charged after he ran over woman multiple times in road rage incident, prosecutors say A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he ran over a 23-year-old woman multiple times in an SUV in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Tuesday morning, the Union County Prosecutor's Office (UCPO) said. Work Opinion | Nursing Homes Are in Crisis. We Can't Look Away Any Longer. The for-profit industry is not providing adequate care for the vulnerable. Work Opinion | The G.O.P. Is Still the Party of Plutocrats Unlike Europes right, it wont even gesture toward actual populism. Work New York City to Expand Gifted and Talented Program but Scrap Test The mayor unveiled a plan to add seats in the highly selective program for both kindergartners and third graders and to permanently replace an admissions test with universal screening. Work Former Nassau County Executive Sentenced to 12 Years in Bribery Scheme Edward P. 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