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Trump Vows Investigations of Democratic District Attorneys
Mr. Trump’s threats of sweeping inquiries if re-elected came as local prosecutors in New York and Georgia were intensely scrutinizing…
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Texas County Keeps Public Libraries Open Amid Book Ban Controversy
Officials in Llano County considered closing the entire library system in lieu of returning challenged titles to its shelves.
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Leonard Abrams, 68, Chronicler of 1980s East Village Art Boom, Dies
His newspaper, the East Village Eye, was as scrappy and iconoclastic as the young maverick stars its pages brought to…
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Pierre Lacotte, Choreographer Who Aided a Defection, Dies at 91
He befriended Rudolf Nureyev in 1961 while the Kirov Ballet was in Paris and witnessed his headline-making defection at the…
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Iran and Nicaragua Discussed Military Cooperation, Leaked Report Says
The two countries had found common ground in opposing “perceived U.S. efforts to expand influence in Latin America,” according to…
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Should All States Have Aid in Dying Laws?
More from our inbox: Be Funny, Live LongBaseball’s New LookThe Era of Protest SongsLynda Bluestein of Bridgeport, Conn., reached a…
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Once Shocking, U.S. Spying on Its Allies Draws a Global Shrug
WASHINGTON — The last time a trove of leaked documents exposed U.S. spying operations around the world, the reaction from…
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A Swashbuckling Tale of Mutiny Took Him Where ‘the Soul of Man Dies’
“The Wager,” David Grann’s new book, is as much a rousing adventure as an exploration of the power of narratives…
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A Brother-in-Law Explores a Family Tragedy
Using journals left behind by his idol and mentor, Daniel Wallace tries to make sense of the inexplicable.
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Mary Quant, Fashion Icon and Mother of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93
As a designer, clad in her signature playclothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob,…