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Artist Known for Scaling Buildings Was Arrested at His Show’s Opening

When four men dressed like police officers showed up at a gallery opening in Manhattan on Thursday night and handcuffed the star of a solo exhibition, the photographer Isaac Wright, many in the crowd assumed it was some kind of...

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Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98

Peter Lax, whose work at the intersection of mathematical theory and application redefined how scientists used new computing technology to solve the technical problems of the Cold War, from designing aircraft and weapons to predicting the weather, died on Friday...

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Opposition Leader Is Arrested in Chad, Accused of Inciting Violence

A major opposition leader and former prime minister of Chad was arrested early Friday, fueling fears of another crackdown on dissent in a country that has repeatedly used state power to silence critics.The politician, Succès Masra, was arrested on charges...

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Deion Sanders thanks Mel Kiper for NFL Draft analysis of Shedeur: ‘You stood on the desk with great balance’

The 2025 NFL Draft wrapped three weeks ago, but Shedeur Sanders’ shocking slide to the fifth round — and the way experts reacted to his selection — is still drumming up controversy.ESPN analyst Mel Kiper, who was among Sanders’ most...

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Walter Frankenstein, 100, Dies; Hid From the Nazis All Over Berlin

For more than two years, Walter Frankenstein and his small family were among the estimated 6,500 human U-boats in Berlin — Jews trying to elude Nazis by figuratively hiding like submarines. They took refuge in bombed-out buildings, cars, forests, craters,...

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The Road Trips That Changed Their Lives

As part of our summer Travel issue, dedicated to driving across America — that enduring rite of passage for so many impassioned travelers — we collected snapshots of U.S. road trips undertaken by 13 creative people. We asked each of...

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David Tracy, 86, Theologian Who Rejected Rome’s Supremacy, Dies

The Rev. David Tracy, a leading liberal Catholic theologian who open-sourced his understanding of God, borrowing from Jews, Buddhists and great works of art and literature, and who rejected Rome as the sole authority on how to be a good...

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The Celtics are crushing the Knicks’ starters. Are changes on the way?

BOSTON — The befuddlement was authentic. Josh Hart did not know the answer, nor did others inside the New York Knicks who have scrutinized the team’s nooks and crannies all season.A starting lineup that was supposed to demolish any fivesome...

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At the Cannes Film Festival, the Mood Is Uncertain and Unsettled

For days leading up to the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, it seemed that rain would dampen the 78th edition. The film gods spared the worst. The red carpet remained dry Tuesday and so did the beautiful people parading...

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The caddie whose second chance has him standing with the PGA Championship leaders

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sam Matton never saw the call coming. It was last summer, sometime around June. Matton was home in Swindon, England, what he calls, “a s—-y little town about 70 miles west of London.” Luke Donald was on...

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