Why the subway starves.
• This weekend, The Times published the first part of an investigation that reveals how the needs of New York City’s aging, overburdened transit system have grown while politicians have consistently steered money away.
Among our findings: The maintenance budget has barely changed in more than two decades, while daily ridership has nearly doubled.
• “It’s genuinely shocking how much of every dollar that goes to the M.T.A. is spent on expenses that have nothing to do with running the subway,” one former city official said.
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A 37-year reign ends in days.
• “The rapid fall of Zimbabwe’s president, whose legendary guile and ruthlessness helped him outmaneuver countless adversaries over nearly four decades, probably has surprised no one more than Robert Mugabe himself.”
Our reporter in Harare, the country’s capital, traced the chain of events that led to his demise.
• In a speech on Sunday, Mr. Mugabe, 93, shocked the nation by refusing to say whether he would resign. His party has said he must step down by today or face impeachment.
VideoMugabe Addresses Zimbabwe
In a 20-minute speech to the African nation on Sunday night, President Robert Mugabe, flanked by members of the military, refused to say whether he would resign after nearly 40 years in power.
By ZBC and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Photo by Ben Curtis/Associated Press. Watch in Times Video »“The Daily”: Trump and the federal bench.
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Business
• As debt levels rise, creditors are taking increasingly tough actions to chase people who fall behind on student loan repayments.
Twenty states suspend the professional licenses of those who default, The Times found.
• More than 50 owners of Chrysler’s newest minivan, the Pacifica, have reported instances of the engine suddenly shutting off. The automaker sees no sign of a consistent problem.
Separately, Honda announced it was recalling about 800,000 Odyssey minivans in the U.S.
• A decision is expected in Nebraska today on the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. It’s among the headlines to watch this week.
• U.S. stocks were down on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
Smarter Living
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
• “Liberal arts are doomed,” and five other myths about choosing a college major.
• How to prepare for cold and flu season.
• Recipe of the day: Make a basic cranberry sauce before Thanksgiving.
Over the Weekend
• Pastors in Alabama faced a quandary: What to say, if anything, about Roy Moore.
• A Border Patrol agent was killed and his partner seriously injured in an attack in Texas, according to the authorities and to Senator Ted Cruz.
• President Trump fired back after the father of one of the basketball players who were recently detained in China played down the president’s involvement in their release. “I should have left them in jail!” Mr. Trump tweeted.
• It’s been 25 years since the Clintons first reached the White House. An event in Little Rock, Ark., for the anniversary was tempered by Hillary Clinton’s loss last year.
• Tom Brady has now thrown touchdown passes in three countries. Playing in Mexico City, he and the New England Patriots trounced the Oakland Raiders, 33-8. Here’s the rest of Sunday’s N.F.L. scores.
• “Justice League” made $96 million, but it was enough for the top spot at North American box offices. (Analysts had expected at least $110 million.)
Noteworthy
• Detroit’s revival.
In today’s 360 video, visit a city in the midst of a renewal after its economy, led by the auto industry, was hit hard in 2008.
VideoTravel Postcard: The Revival of Detroit
Detroit's economy and auto industry were among the hardest hit after the 2008 recession, but the city is in the midst of renewal.
By BEN KOLAK, JEAN YVES CHAINON and JOSHUA THOMAS on Publish Date November 19, 2017. Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video »• In memoriam.
Jana Novotna, a Czech tennis star, famously cried on the Duchess of Kent’s shoulder after losing in the Wimbledon final in 1993 only to triumph at the same tournament five years later. She was 49.
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Mel Tillis earned a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame with hits like “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town.” He also employed a stutter to humorous and self-deprecating effect onstage. He was 85.
Malcolm Young helped found the Australian rock band AC/DC. Known for the power-chord riffs and earsplitting vocals of songs including “Highway to Hell,” the group sold more than 72 million albums in the U.S. He was 64.
• Quotation of the day.
“Now and again, a tour bus full of foreigners stops by. Some of them love it. Others will spit their first bite into a tissue.”
— Wu Hsu Pi-ying, owner of Dai Family House of Unique Stink in Taipei, Taiwan, which specializes in stinky tofu, a fermented Taiwan staple.
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Back Story
“London is not going to sleep tonight. At least that is the impression given by the many, many thousands who thronged around Buckingham Palace.”
That was a dispatch in The New York Times in 1947 on the day before Princess Elizabeth of Britain married Lt. Philip Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh. Today, as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, they celebrate their 70th anniversary.
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The festivities will be muted, the British media reported. Elizabeth, 91, and her consort, 96, have scaled back public events in recent months.
In August, Prince Philip made his final solo public appearance before retiring from his official duties. This month, the queen delegated a Remembrance Sunday ceremony to Prince Charles in what was seen as a step in the monarchy’s transition.
But the day of the wedding was anything but muted. Our report at the time recounted that it “must have set a record in decibels.”
Drew Middleton, who covered Europe for The Times during and after World War II, was in the crowd outside Buckingham Palace. “Through field glasses you saw a healthy, happy girl and a grinning young naval officer,” he wrote.
Patrick Boehler contributed reporting.
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