Lorde Planned a Surprise Show in New York. Surprise: There Was No Show.

The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit. But there was one more surprise to come.

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Columbia Activists Are Being Detained. Protesters Demand Answers.

Demonstrators rallied on Columbia’s campus and marched in Manhattan, three days after Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration officials after arriving for a U.S. citizenship appointment.

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How Brandon Kazen-Maddox, an American Sign Language Artist, Spends Their Sundays

Brandon Kazen-Maddox makes time for mud massages, meditation and aerial hoop adventures.

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New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia

Hundreds of demonstrators marched downtown while a spokeswoman for President Trump said the president had the authority to detain Mahmoud Khalil.

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Thousands Protest on Presidents’ Day, Calling Trump a Tyrant ‘King’

Protesters opposing broad swaths of President Trump’s agenda took the streets across the country, including outside the U.S. Capitol.

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Syrians in New York City Celebrate the Fall of Assad

Syrian expatriates and their supporters beat drums and sang revolutionary songs in Arabic at a gathering in Washington Square Park.

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What’s a Landmark? It Could Be a Playground.

A foundation argues that sites of famous protests against Robert Moses are worthy of preservation.

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