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Joshua Chaffin is the New York correspondent for the Financial Times. He has previously worked for the FT in London, Brussels and Washington, D.C., covering everything from Brexit and the rise of populism to European fisheries policy.
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  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    US immigration
    Cross-border cargo trains disrupted as US strains to contain migrant rush

    Wave of crossings via Mexico puts pressure on authorities

  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
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  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
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    The spat over congestion pricing in Manhattan is the latest dispute between the Garden and Empire states

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  • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
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    Long-awaited reckoning arrives as building loans come due at time of scarcer credit

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  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
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    Lenders prepare to offload debt at a discount even when borrowers are up to date on payments

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  • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
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    Jesse Armstrong’s twisted family saga reached its conclusion with the long-awaited transfer of power

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  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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    US police debate shifts in the 3 years since murder of George Floyd

    Reaction to recent killing of black man in New York underscores change in public mood towards reform

    A memorial in Minneapolis for George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer on May 25, 2020
  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
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    Chicago ‘Grave Dancer’ bet on distressed real estate and led ill-fated takeover of Tribune Company

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  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
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    Man charged for NYC subway killing that inflamed tensions in fearful city

    Daniel Penny arraigned on second-degree manslaughter after death of Jordan Neely

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  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
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    There are simply not enough places for the children of hedge fund managers who relocated since the pandemic

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