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China Responds Slowly, and a Pig Disease Becomes a Lethal Epidemic, 6 Takeaways From the December Democratic Debate, A New Drug Scourge: Deaths Involving Meth Are Rising Fast, Woman Killed by Falling Debris Near Times Square

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week The Year in Pictures 2019 Sifting through images of conflict, triumph and catastrophe from around the world, our editors chose photos to represent the year. World · Dec 11 The Year in Pictures 2019 Sifting through images of conflict, triumph and catastrophe from around the world, our editors chose photos to represent the year. World · Dec 11 Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times She Changed the Way We Eat. She Wants to Fix Our Democracy, Too. Frances Moore Lappé popularized the idea that plant-based diets were good for the planet. But her focus has been on politics all along. Magazine · Dec 16 Geraldine Hope Ghelli for The New York Times New Therapies Help Patients With Dementia Cope With Depression Many patients with cognitive impairment have anxiety or depression, but standard treatments are difficult for people with memory issues. Health · Dec 8 Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times She Changed the Way We Eat. She Wants to Fix Our Democracy, Too. Frances Moore Lappé popularized the idea that plant-based diets were good for the planet. But her focus has been on politics all along. Magazine · Dec 16 Geraldine Hope Ghelli for The New York Times New Therapies Help Patients With Dementia Cope With Depression Many patients with cognitive impairment have anxiety or depression, but standard treatments are difficult for people with memory issues. Health · Dec 8 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers China Responds Slowly, and a Pig Disease Becomes a Lethal Epidemic The bungled effort to contain African swine fever could result in higher Chinese food costs for years and shows the limits of Beijing's top-down approach to problems. Business · Dec 17 Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times China Responds Slowly, and a Pig Disease Becomes a Lethal Epidemic The bungled effort to contain African swine fever could result in higher Chinese food costs for years and shows the limits of Beijing's top-down approach to problems. Business · Dec 17 6 Takeaways From the December Democratic Debate If hour one of Thursday's debate was a substantive if sedate affair, hour two had significant and even sizzling moments. Politics · Dec 19 Jim Wilson/The New York Times Jim Wilson/The New York Times 6 Takeaways From the December Democratic Debate If hour one of Thursday's debate was a substantive if sedate affair, hour two had significant and even sizzling moments. Politics · Dec 19 A New Drug Scourge: Deaths Involving Meth Are Rising Fast Today's meth is far more potent than earlier versions, but because it isn't an opioid, many federal addiction treatment funds can't be used to fight it. Health · Dec 17 Woman Killed by Falling Debris Near Times Square She was struck as she was walking near the corner of Seventh Avenue and 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, officials said. New York · Dec 17 A New Drug Scourge: Deaths Involving Meth Are Rising Fast Today's meth is far more potent than earlier versions, but because it isn't an opioid, many federal addiction treatment funds can't be used to fight it. Health · Dec 17 Woman Killed by Falling Debris Near Times Square She was struck as she was walking near the corner of Seventh Avenue and 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, officials said. New York · Dec 17 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Michael Mckee Your Landlord Could Know That You're Not at Home Right Now Key fobs and other smart-access technologies make it easier for us to get in and out of our homes — but they're also a privacy hazard. Dec 17 Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Michael Mckee Your Landlord Could Know That You're Not at Home Right Now Key fobs and other smart-access technologies make it easier for us to get in and out of our homes — but they're also a privacy hazard. Dec 17 Stuart A. Thompson and Charlie Warzel Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy What we learned from the spy in your pocket. Dec 19 Ross Douthat Laughing Through the Trump Era The great drama of the Russia investigation has turned out to be a dark Coen brothers farce. Dec 17 Stuart A. Thompson and Charlie Warzel Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy What we learned from the spy in your pocket. Dec 19 Ross Douthat Laughing Through the Trump Era The great drama of the Russia investigation has turned out to be a dark Coen brothers farce. Dec 17 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like A Cree Artist Redraws History With humor and fantasy, Kent Monkman disrupts clichés of Native victimhood at the Met. Art & Design · Dec 19 Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Rosé Champagne Brings the Holiday Joy The panel recommends some fine bottles, while outlining some of the complexities of Champagne, which go far beyond the easy story told by marketers. Food · Dec 19 A Cree Artist Redraws History With humor and fantasy, Kent Monkman disrupts clichés of Native victimhood at the Met. Art & Design · Dec 19 Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Rosé Champagne Brings the Holiday Joy The panel recommends some fine bottles, while outlining some of the complexities of Champagne, which go far beyond the easy story told by marketers. Food · Dec 19 Angel Valentin for The New York Times But Does He Have a Picasso? A grandson of one of the brightest luminaries in 20th-century art does indeed have a piece by his famed ancestor on display. Art & Design · Dec 18 Marina Levitskaya Review: Gandini Juggling's Drab 'Spring' Mixes It Up With Dancers The troupe, buzzed about in "Akhnaten" at the Met, delights with its juggling. Too bad about the contemporary dancers. Dance · Dec 13 Angel Valentin for The New York Times But Does He Have a Picasso? A grandson of one of the brightest luminaries in 20th-century art does indeed have a piece by his famed ancestor on display. Art & Design · Dec 18 Marina Levitskaya Review: Gandini Juggling's Drab 'Spring' Mixes It Up With Dancers The troupe, buzzed about in "Akhnaten" at the Met, delights with its juggling. Too bad about the contemporary dancers. Dance · Dec 13 🤞 Are we getting it right? To refine this experience, we need to hear from you. Are you enjoying this newsletter? Are we offering you the right mix of stories? Where can we improve? Send Us Feedback ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe | Account Settings | Privacy Policy | Contact Us All Newsletters | Subscribe 2019 © The New York Times Company | 620 8th Avenue, 10036 NY, New York ADVERTISEMENT