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Cola Boyy, Indie Singer and Disability Activist, Dies at 34
Cola Boyy, whose real name was Matthew Urango, sang and produced his own brand of disco music. Born with spina…
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Police in Brooklyn Fatally Shoot Man Who Chased and Shot at a Mugger
Four police officers were responding to reports of gunshots in East Flatbush when they saw the man, 20, chasing another…
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Jean Maria Arrigo, Who Exposed Psychologists’ Ties to Torture, Dies at 79
Risking ostracism by her colleagues, she fought against the use of psychologists in coercive interrogations by the military and the…
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Man Charged With Murder in Death of 3-Year-Old Boy in Brooklyn
Officers responding to a 911 call found Denim Brown face down and unconscious in a bathtub at an East Flatbush…
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Aribert Reimann, Masterful German Opera Composer, Is Dead at 88
His works, which were radically individual, were among the most celebrated of the late 20th and early 21st century.
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Paulin Hountondji, Revolutionary African Philosopher, Dies at 81
He rebelled against efforts to force African ways of thinking into the European worldview. His thoughts had the effect of…
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‘Part of My Core’: How Schumer Decided to Speak Out Against Netanyahu
In the library of James Madison High School in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon, Senator Chuck Schumer took stock of the…
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Style
Why This Fashion Designer Holds On to a Gap Shirt and a Necklace With a Chipped Tooth
Glenn Martens, the creative director of Y/Project and Diesel, shares his inspirations.
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R.B.G. Award Organizer Cancels Ceremony After Fallout Over Honorees
The Opperman Foundation said it would “reconsider its mission” but did not say whether those selected, including Elon Musk and…
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News
Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling
The day before Walter Massey turned 30, in 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on…