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News
Is the Met Gala Protest-Proof?
Despite a rich, class-based theme and calls to disrupt the fashion extravaganza of the year, politics proved no match for…
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Books
The Plucky Irish Heroine of ‘Brooklyn’ Is Back — and in Crisis
Now a suburban married mother, Eilis Lacey finds herself in a quandary in “Long Island,” Colm Tóibín’s sequel to his…
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World
Can Philadelphia Fix One of the Most Drug-Plagued Neighborhoods in the Country?
The vow was unequivocal: The city of Philadelphia was finally going to root out the drug trade that has long…
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World
Russia Will Keep U.S. Soldier in Custody for Months, Local Media Reports
The American soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, was detained last week. He was traveling home after being stationed in South…
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World
U.S. Army Soldier Is Detained in Russia
The soldier was apprehended in Vladivostok on charges of criminal misconduct, in a case that is likely to aggravate the…
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News
Staten Island’s Roller Rink Celebrated Its Last Dance
Before 9 p.m. on Saturday, crowds of people lined up in a parking lot opposite a Sonic Drive-In, making their…
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News
Gayle McKinney-Griffith, Dance Theater of Harlem Star, Dies at 74
A founding dancer with the groundbreaking company, she served not only as a principal dancer but also as its first…
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World
Kris Hallenga, Advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness Among the Young, Dies at 38
After being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer when she was 23, she became determined to educate other young people about…
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News
Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have…
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Arts
Review: ‘The Hours’ Returns to the Met Opera With Its Stars
Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato reprised their roles in Kevin Puts’s adaptation of the award-winning novel and film.