TEL AVIV — Israeli airstrikes hit several targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, prompting Palestinian militants to return fire with scores of …
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Melissa Bank, Author Whose ‘Girls’ Guide’ Was a Phenomenon, Dies at 61
Melissa Bank, a witty, acerbic writer whose first book, “The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing,” became a global publishing phenomenon in 1999 …
Ronald J. Sider, Who Urged Evangelicals to Social Action, Dies at 82
Ronald J. Sider, an evangelical Christian author and speaker who, in an era when evangelicals increasingly aligned themselves with the political …
With Surge in July, U.S. Recovers the Jobs Lost in the Pandemic
U.S. job growth accelerated in July across nearly all industries, restoring nationwide employment to its prepandemic level, despite widespread …
Democrats’ Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand
WASHINGTON — For decades, as prescription drug costs have soared, Democrats have battled with the pharmaceutical industry in pursuit of an …
Good News on Jobs May Mean Bad News Later as Hiring Spree Defies Fed
America’s job market is remarkably strong, a report on Friday made clear, with unemployment at the lowest rate in half a century, wages rising …
Poems in Practice and in Theory
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen Elisa Gabbert, the Book Review’s On Poetry columnist, visits the podcast this …
Mary Ellin Barrett, Daughter and Defender of Irving Berlin, Dies at 95
The songwriter Irving Berlin defined a very American style of sunniness. “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)” delighted in competition …
Pitching G.O.P. on Gay Marriage Bill, Tammy Baldwin Leaves Nothing to Chance
WASHINGTON — Senator Tammy Baldwin, the soft-spoken liberal Democrat of Wisconsin, was on a plane home from Washington last month when she got …
Man Charged With Killing Worker Over Duck Sauce Found Dead, Police Say
A man charged with murder last month in the killing of a Chinese food delivery worker amid a dispute over duck sauce was found dead on Friday …