From getting pulled over by the police to assisting with births, teachers shared some of the wildest excuses for being late that turned out to be real.

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The Cliff at Briarcliff High School boasts a math lab, where students can get help with math homework throughout the day. It also has a writing lab, where students can […] ...

When it comes to hard problems, computer scientists seem to be stuck. Consider, for example, the notorious problem of finding the shortest round-trip route that passes through every city on a map ...

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Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing ...