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[A Tree That Was Once the Suburban Ideal Has Morphed Into an Unstoppable Villain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi91cy9icmFkZm9yZC1wZWFyLXRyZWUtc291dGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjExMTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ2NDUwJm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU1MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphjOLzoWEb2iZSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [A Tree That Was Once the Suburban Ideal Has Morphed Into an Unstoppable Villain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi91cy9icmFkZm9yZC1wZWFyLXRyZWUtc291dGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjExMTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ2NDUwJm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU1MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphjOLzoWEb2iZSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By Rick Rojas The Bradford pear, hugely popular when suburbs were developed, contributed to an invasion of trees conquering nearly anywhere it lands. 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Shribman With the Montreal Canadiens in a losing funk, François Legault has expressed concern about the declining number of Quebec-born pros and vowed to get to the bottom of it. 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One Olympic official called its actions ‘discreet.’ Critics called it collaboration. 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[‘I Savor Everything’: A Soprano’s Star Turn at the Met Opera](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2VyaW4tbW9ybGV5LWV1cnlkaWNlLW1ldC1vcGVyYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMTExMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY0NTAmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTUxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGM4vOhYRvaJlJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [‘I Savor Everything’: A Soprano’s Star Turn at the Met Opera](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2VyaW4tbW9ybGV5LWV1cnlkaWNlLW1ldC1vcGVyYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMTExMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY0NTAmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTUxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGM4vOhYRvaJlJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By Joshua Barone Erin Morley, a fixture at the Met for over a decade, is now singing the title role in “Eurydice.” For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9hcnRzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMTExMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY0NTAmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTUxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGM4vOhYRvaJlJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [] New York [In a Picture-Postcard New York Town, Racist Incidents Rattle Schools](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9waXR0c2ZvcmQtcmFjaXNtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIxMTEyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjQ1MCZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc1NTEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYzi86FhG9omUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [In a Picture-Postcard New York Town, Racist Incidents Rattle Schools](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9waXR0c2ZvcmQtcmFjaXNtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIxMTEyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjQ1MCZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc1NTEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYzi86FhG9omUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By Jesse McKinley When students in Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, returned to school in the fall, a disturbing video of a white student threatening to kill Black people renewed concerns about racism. [‘Ed the Trucker’: The Trump Republican Who’s Riding High in New Jersey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9lZHdhcmQtZHVyci1uZXctamVyc2V5LXJlcHVibGljYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjExMTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ2NDUwJm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU1MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphjOLzoWEb2iZSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [‘Ed the Trucker’: The Trump Republican Who’s Riding High in New Jersey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9lZHdhcmQtZHVyci1uZXctamVyc2V5LXJlcHVibGljYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0yJmVtYz1lZGl0X3RoXzIwMjExMTI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTQ2NDUwJm5sPXRvZGF5c2hlYWRsaW5lcyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NzU1MTAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgphjOLzoWEb2iZSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By Tracey Tully “If anything, my election showed nobody’s untouchable,” said Edward Durr Jr., who pulled off a stunning victory to win a New Jersey State Senate seat. [Slain Woman Had Begged Apartment Complex to Change Locks, Lawsuit Claims](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi91cy9uai1sYXdzdWl0LWFwYXJ0bWVudC1sb2Nrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMTExMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY0NTAmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTUxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGM4vOhYRvaJlJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Slain Woman Had Begged Apartment Complex to Change Locks, Lawsuit Claims](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNi91cy9uai1sYXdzdWl0LWFwYXJ0bWVudC1sb2Nrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTImZW1jPWVkaXRfdGhfMjAyMTExMjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NDY0NTAmbmw9dG9kYXlzaGVhZGxpbmVzJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NTUxMCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGM4vOhYRvaJlJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By Eduardo Medina A New Jersey mother had been granted a temporary restraining order against her husband before he killed her and their two children, according to a suit filed by the woman’s family. 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[Nathan Johnson, Modernist Architect of Black Churches, Dies at 96](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yMi91cy9uYXRoYW4tam9obnNvbi1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIxMTEyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjQ1MCZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc1NTEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYzi86FhG9omUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Nathan Johnson, Modernist Architect of Black Churches, Dies at 96](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjhHjiP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yMi91cy9uYXRoYW4tam9obnNvbi1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MiZlbWM9ZWRpdF90aF8yMDIxMTEyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD00NjQ1MCZubD10b2RheXNoZWFkbGluZXMmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTc1NTEwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYYzi86FhG9omUlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By Penelope Green He opened his practice in Detroit in the 1950s, and his first commissions were to usher many of the city’s historic Black churches into the 20th century. 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