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Age Is Just a Number as M.L.B. Teams Drop $2 Billion on Free Agents
Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron…
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Eric Allison, Prison Reporter Who Knew the Beat All Too Well, Dies at 79
A career criminal in England for nearly a half-century, he was hired by The Guardian to report on injustices in…
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Silver Saundors Friedman, Who Helped Found the Improv, Dies at 89
She ran the famous New York comedy club with her husband for years as they launched the careers of many…
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We Can Cure Disease by Editing a Person’s DNA. Why Aren’t We?
The parents of a 2-year-old girl write that their daughter “could die within the next year” because a genetic mutation…
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Dominique Lapierre, 91, Dies; Popular Author Wrote ‘Is Paris Burning?’
His books, many co-written with the American journalist Larry Collins, were international best-sellers, among them “City of Joy,” based on…
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For 2022, LIV Golf Was the Story
The Saudi-backed tour, which has used big payments to attract players, has upended the gentlemen’s game.
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Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner
WASHINGTON — Month after month, as American diplomats pushed for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan from Russian…
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Tennis Said Goodbye to Roger Federer and Hello to Carlos Alcaraz
The game went through a lot of changes and drama this year, including an emotional farewell to Serena Williams at…
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This Case Should Never Have Made It to the Supreme Court
“The most important case for American democracy” in the nation’s history — that’s how the former appeals court judge J.…
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Looking for a House in This Tight Market? Consider an Octagon.
A 19th-century fad, octagonal houses don’t appeal to everyone. But that’s one more thing to love about them.