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Arts
Did That $4 Thrift Shop Painting Really Sell for $191,000? Nope.
A New Hampshire couple was quite happy when a rare N.C. Wyeth work they stumbled upon sold for so much…
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Arts
Italy Searches for Museum Leaders, With Nationalism in the Air
Last time the top jobs at some of the country’s most prestigious art institutions came up, many went to foreign…
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World
C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for a new round of negotiations aimed at…
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Books
The Good Old Days of Book Publishing, Martinis and All
“Among Friends” is a history of an industry transformed by consolidation and shifting tastes.
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News
Here’s How the World Looks When We Use Up All of Our Water
Walking toward the shrinking remnants of what used to be the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was like entering hell. All…
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News
Why Judges in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial Need a Rocket Docket
If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president in 2024, it’s now clear he will likely still have criminal…
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World
The C.I.A. director heads to Qatar for talks on hostage releases.
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, was scheduled to arrive in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for a new round of…
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World
Vietnam Relied on Environmentalists to Secure Billions. Then It Jailed Them.
The government is preparing to present its energy transition plan at the U.N. climate talks as it intensifies a crackdown…
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News
We Know War Is Awful, So Why Is It Making a Comeback?
The two bloodiest wars of the past two years have been results of tragic miscalculations. A third war, which has…
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News
How Geert Wilders Won
A country where depopulating rural areas are losing physicians, bus stops and elementary schools while urban areas thrive is fertile…