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Maine Secretary of State Targeted by ‘Swatting’ After Trump Ballot Decision
Shenna Bellows is the latest politician to fall victim to a hoax emergency call meant to provoke an armed police…
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Peter Magubane, 91, Who Fought Apartheid With His Camera, Is Dead
He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and…
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Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Top Court Rejects Move to Limit It
Plus New Year’s offerings to the sea in Brazil.
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5 Killed in Queens Car Crash on New Year’s Day
The accident occurred on the Cross Island Parkway, along a part known for its dangerous curve, residents said.
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I Spent New Year’s Eve Trying to Do the FAFSA. It Didn’t Go Well.
The new, simplified version of the college student aid form was supposed to become available in December. It was, kind…
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How Do You Respond to a Young Person Upset by Racist Jokes at School?
When you talk to students about social media radicalization, racism and bullying, you learn how desperate they are for some…
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Les McCann, Pianist, Singer and Soul Jazz Pioneer, Dies at 88
He released more than 50 albums but had his greatest commercial success with “Compared to What,” a recording that came…
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America Ferrera and the ‘Barbie’ Monologue We All Talked About
Listing some of the many perils of womanhood in a still patriarchal society, the monologue that the actress America Ferrera…
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Emily Blunt Doesn’t Care if Her ‘Oppenheimer’ Character Is Likable
As the brilliant but flawed Kitty Oppenheimer, the actress plays a woman who had “extraordinary qualities, as well as ones…
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Trump Cacophony Hits Different This Time
When was the last time you listened to Donald Trump speak at length? There’s a qualitative way to think about…