Butthecompany’srecordonitsresidentialprojectsislessimpressive.Morethantwoyearsago,Mr.Beninatisaidthatatleast130peoplewereonawaitinglistfor27townhomesandsingle-familyhomesattheCiderMilldevelopmentinArmonk.Todate,however,only11havesold,atpricesof.1millionto.7million.

    Isinflationbad?Itdependsonthecircumstances.Fastpriceincreasesspelltrouble,butmoderatepricegains canleadtohigherwages andjobgrowth.

    Bycomparison,AmericanCan❼625,000-square-footheadquarterswasbuiltonmorethan300acres,almostaslargeasasthewhole325-acreBerkshireparkproperty.Itsemployees,uprootedfromotherareas,weredevastatedbythecostofhousingalongConnecticut❼GoldCoast.Thecurrentaveragecostofathree-bedroomhouseinthenorthernFairfieldtownsofBethel,DanburyandBrookfield,nearthenewDuracellheadquarters,is0,000to0,000.SouthernFairfieldpricesbeginat0,000.

    Fromthebeginningofhiscampaign,Mr.Santosspentextravagantly,travelingfaroutsidehisdistricttoattendfund-raisersandotherevents,thoughhehadnodeclaredprimarychallenger.Inthefirstthreemonthsof2021,forexample,hereportedspendingmorethan,000onairfareandhotelstaysinWestPalmBeachandWashington,D.C.

    InNewYork,Mr.Kestorganizeda“squattingdrive”intheEastNewYorkneighborhoodofBrooklyn,inwhichneighborhoodresidentstookoverhundredsofapartmentsinabandonedbuildings.Asasaresult,thecityagreedtoconvertthebuildingsintolow-incomehousing.

    Butthentherebelescapewashaltedhere,ontheborderbetweentheRussianrepublicsofChechnyaandDagestan,whenaRussianhelicopterfiredonthecaravanof11elderlybusesand2trucksandRussiantroopsblewuptheonlybridgeinthisregionthatcrossestheTerikRiverintoChechnya.

    Thewarplanesreportedlybombedfourrebelbases.　　Theproblemsaredeeprooted,andunlikelytobesolvedinthenexthalf-year.Mostrecruitsareilliterateandhavetobetaughttoread,inadditiontomartialskills.TheunitsstilldependheavilyontheAmericansforcriticalcomponentsofmodernwarfare—airpower,communications,intelligencegathering,logisticsandleadership.ACongressionalstudyissuedinSeptembersaidthat20percentofthetroopsarestilldesertingthearmy,andunitstypicallyareatonlyhalftheirauthorizedstrength.Problemswiththepolice,wherecorruptionisrampant,areworse.

    Earlierthisyear,forthedurationofthepandemic,theF.D.A.temporarilyliftedthein-personrequirementonmifepristone,thefirstoftwodrugsusedtoendapregnancy.Thedecisiontomakethischangepermanentislikelytodeepenthealreadypolarizingdivisionsbetweenconservativeandliberalstatesonabortion.In19states,mostlyintheSouthandtheMidwest,telemedicinevisitsformedicationabortionarebanned,andtheseandotherconservativestatescanbeexpectedtopassotherlawstofurthercurtailaccesstoabortionpills.

    HeacknowledgedthatsomestudentsmightfeelpassionatelyabouttheplightoffellowMuslimselsewhere."Myjob,"hesaid,"istounderstandtheirdeephurtbutgetthemawayfromtheradicalsthatpromoteviolence."　　Credit...TheNewYorkTimesArchivesSeethearticleinitsoriginalcontextfromDecember3,1995,Section13,Page1BuyReprintsViewontimesmachineTimesMachineisanexclusivebenefitforhomedeliveryanddigitalsubscribers.AbouttheArchiveThisisadigitizedversionofanarticlefromTheTimes’sprintarchive,beforethestartofonlinepublicationin1996.Topreservethesearticlesastheyoriginallyappeared,TheTimesdoesnotalter,editorupdatethem.Occasionallythedigitizationprocessintroducestranscriptionerrorsorotherproblems;wearecontinuingtoworktoimprovethesearchivedversions.THEREisnothingimposingordistinguishedaboutthehouseat71411thStreet.Builtin1893,lastsoldin1994for6,000.Threestories(onetoafamily),ofaweathered,tan-coloredbrickthatseemstohavecollected102years✩orthofgrit.Noonehassuggestedthatitbedesignatedalandmark.Noonefamoushaseverlivedthere.

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    "Youreachapointwhenyouhavetosleep,andyourealizethatyou❻surrendering,"Mr.Youngsaid,recallinghisbite-fillednights."Ifoundthatoneexistentiallyinteresting."