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Dan Wakefield, Multifaceted Writer on a Spiritual Journey, Dies at 91

He was prolific and acclaimed, producing novels, journalism, essays, criticism, screenplays and, in a memoir, an account of his path from faith to atheism and back again.

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In the Oscars Audience, Candid Photos From the Ceremony

See Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Martin Scorsese, Billie Eilish, Emma Stone and other stars in candid scenes that viewers may have missed.

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Orban Endangers Hungary’s Status as an Ally, U.S. Diplomat Says

The U.S. ambassador to Budapest raised the temperature in a long-running standoff, citing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russia, anti-U.S. stance and opposition to supporting Ukraine.

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Republicans Move to Block a Policing Change Made After Tyre Nichols’s Death

A new Memphis law had prevented the police from intervening over more minor traffic offenses, such as a broken taillight.

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Manhattan D.A. Proposes Delaying Trump Hush-Money Trial for Review of Records

The Manhattan district attorney’s office sought to delay Donald J. Trump’s first criminal trial so a new batch of records could be reviewed.

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Questions Persist as Israel Signals Support for More Aid for Gaza

Aid organizations and U.N. officials say the new efforts by land, air and sea are too small and inefficient to meet the enormous needs of Gazan civilians.

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Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Strikes Russia’s Oil Industry

Ukrainian drone strikes have been able to hit refineries deep in Russian territory, indicating a new vulnerability. But it is unclear if that will impact the fighting.

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Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk

The island democracy urgently needs an internet backup. Mr. Musk’s total control over his Starlink service, which dominates the market, left Taiwan wary.

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What About Nature Risk?

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Mitch Albom Is Among Group of American Volunteers Rescued From Haiti

The “Tuesdays With Morrie” author was visiting an orphanage he runs in Port-au-Prince when gangs overran the country.

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What to Know About Putin and Russia’s Presidential Vote

The presidential vote in Russia begins on Friday and lasts through Sunday, and although it features the trappings of a horse race, it is more of a predetermined, Soviet-style referendum.

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Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds

A large analysis in Canada finds that teenagers who had babies were twice as likely to die before age 31.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen to Leave San Francisco Symphony

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the ensemble’s music director, said that he no longer shared the same goals as the administration, which has been cutting costs.

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SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship for a Third Time

The third test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built achieved a series of milestones before the spacecraft was lost as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.

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In Whitney Biennial Artwork, a Message Reveals Itself: ‘Free Palestine’

Museum curators said they had been unaware that the artist Demian DinéYazhi’ included the message through the flickering letters of his neon installation.

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Marble Roman Head Is Found in England

A marble head from the first or second century was found buried in England. But how did it get there?

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The Friends Who Got Away

We don’t mean to lose all the people who vanish from our lives.

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Ashwin Deshmukh Knew How to Win Friends and Hustle People

Ashwin Deshmukh built a reputation as a nightlife impresario by burning close friends, new acquaintances, big corporations, local bars and even his subletter.

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Cities Face Cutbacks as Commercial Real Estate Prices Tumble

Lost tax revenue fuels concerns over an urban ‘doom loop.’

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Schumer Urges New Leadership in Israel, Calling Netanyahu an Obstacle to Peace

The top Senate Democrat, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the United States, spoke from the Senate floor to condemn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to call for elections to replace him.

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A UnitedHealthcare and Mount Sinai Dispute May Force Thousands to Switch Doctors

As Mount Sinai Hospital and UnitedHealthcare haggle over pay rates, patients may have to pay out-of-network prices if they want to keep their doctors.

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They Helped a Family Facing Discrimination 80 Years Ago. Now They’re Being Celebrated.

In 1939, a Black couple rented a California home to a Chinese American family when others would not. Now, members of that family are donating house sale proceeds to Black students.

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New U.K. Extremism Policy Raises Concerns Over Free Speech

The government said it would use a new legal definition of extremism to blacklist certain groups from public funding or engagement.

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America Pulls Back from Ukraine

What the war may look like if Ukraine does not receive more U.S. support.

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A Historic Visit to an Abortion Clinic, and What Could Happen to TikTok

Plus, why America is suddenly using so much electricity.

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It Sucks to Be 33

“Peak millennials,” the microgeneration born in 1990 and 1991, have ended up competing for, well, almost everything.

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Attempts to Ban Books Accelerated in 2023

Book challenges around the country reached the highest levels ever recorded by a library organization.

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Jonathan Kozol Is Still Fighting for Equal Schools With His Last Book

With his latest, and last, book, the 87-year-old writer refuses false optimism.

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The House Vote to Force Tik Tok’s Sale Is a Mistake

How banning TikTok could backfire.

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Trump’s Choice Makes a Joke of ‘Election Integrity’

His selection of an election denier as a top Republican lawyer guarantees more ballot fights ahead.

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