World
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Jack Newton, Golfer Whose Career Was Ended by an Accident, Dies at 72
Jack Newton, who lost to Tom Watson in a 1975 British Open playoff and tied for second behind Seve Ballesteros at the 1980 Masters before his ...
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John Zaritsky, Unflinching Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 78
John Zaritsky, a documentary filmmaker known for his unflinching looks at uncomfortable subjects like rape, assisted suicide and prostate cancer ...
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Sidney Altman, Who Stumbled on a Breakthrough in Genetics, Dies at 82
Sidney Altman, a molecular biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for sharing in the discovery that ribonucleic acid, or RNA ...
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Ann Hutchinson Guest, Who Fixed Dance on Paper, Dies at 103
Ann Hutchinson Guest, one of the world’s foremost authorities on dance notation, the crucial practice of recording dances on paper in the manner ...
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Your Thursday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. The Moskva sunk after ...
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New York City to Expand Gifted and Talented Program but Scrap Test
Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday unveiled a plan to expand the city’s gifted and talented classes for elementary students and to permanently ...
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Marvin Chomsky, Director of ‘Roots’ and ‘Holocaust,’ Dies at 92
Marvin Chomsky, an Emmy Award-winning director renowned for his work on historical dramas, including the blockbuster mini-series “Roots” and ...
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Elon Musk Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
You can say this about Elon Musk: He’s never boring. You can also say this: The longtime entrepreneur, loudmouthed tech visionary, risk-taking ...
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Nursing Homes Are in Crisis. We Can’t Look Away Any Longer.
Of all the terms that have been redefined during the past two years, perhaps none has undergone more change than “disaster.” The definition has ...
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Tensions Over the Ukraine War Deepen the Chill Near the North Pole
BARENTSBURG, Norway — At first glance, Sergey Gushchin, 50, is perhaps not a man one would assume to be the Russian consul general at the world’s ...