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NYT Cooking: A blast of heat in a cast-iron pan and a basting of golden butter does wonders for plain fish fillets. This life-changing method is adopted from a former chef and current fishmonger, Mark Usewicz of Mermaid’s Garden in Brooklyn, who also teaches cooking classes in topics like “How to Cook Fish in a New York City Apartment.” The cooking time is so short that the sme...

Since Watergate, the bureau has come to view itself as an essential, and essentially independent, check on the president.

Puerto Rico’s Agriculture and Farmers Decimated by Maria - The New York Times

The Food Court Matures Into the Food Hall - NYTimes.com

Hobby Lobby Agrees to Forfeit 5,500 Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq - The New York Times

Putting the year in perspective.

When U.N. Envoy Nikki Haley Talks, Does President Trump Listen? - The New York Times

Big Pharma Spends on Share Buybacks, but R&D? Not So Much - The New York Times

Tillerson Says Russia Must Restore Ukraine Territory, or Sanctions Stay - The New York Times

Rural America’s economy is in decline, and trying to fix it by turning small towns into tech hubs isn't working.

At a Luxury Complex in India, the Maids and the Madams Go to War - The New York Times

Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s death in an anti-immigrant attack at a Kansas bar made headlines the world over. Now his wife, Sunayana Dumala, tells her story.

Five Misleading Republican Claims About Health Care - The New York Times