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Ukraine Disowns an Olympic Champion Who Skated in Russia
As Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February, Viktor Petrenko, one of Ukraine’s most visible Olympic champions, posted the…
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A Choice of Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
It’s a good month before the Mid-Autumn Festival (Sept. 10), also called the Moon Festival, is celebrated in Asian communities.…
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Olivia Newton-John, Pop Singer and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies at 73
Olivia Newton-John, who sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s while recasting her image as the…
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Killer in Arbery Case Sentenced Again to Life in Prison
ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday issued another life sentence to Travis McMichael, one of three white Georgia men…
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Biden Is on a Roll That Any President Would Relish. Is It a Turning Point?
WASHINGTON — President Biden strode out of the White House early Sunday with a jaunty step and a huge grin.…
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Scenes From the Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen Is Still on Top of His Game
The chess world was left reeling by the surprise announcement last month that its biggest star, Magnus Carlsen, would surrender…
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In Lawsuits, Ex-Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of Project Veritas
The conservative group Project Veritas has for years sought to embarrass political opponents and members of media organizations by ...
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There Are a Million Ways to Make Campfire S’mores. Here’s the Best One.
The campfire s’more is a gooey mess: saccharine, certainly, but also sentimental, stuffed with childhood memories. “When you get older,…
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David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89
David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning, best-selling author and an appealing television host and narrator with…
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Bert Fields, Lawyer to the Hollywood Elite, Dies at 93
Bert Fields, the colorful and canny dean of Hollywood lawyers whose services were called on by superstars and studios alike…