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‘It’s Really Magic’
The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, on Thursday, but that was hardly the point. Major League Baseball had…
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Sue Bird Became the Legend She Needed: ‘There Was No Real Path’
Sue Bird peeked upcourt as she caught the outlet pass. Her Seattle Storm teammate Natasha Howard had streaked ahead of…
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‘Today, You Can Walk Around Like You Own the Place.’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It takes a certain type of Packers fan to tailgate outside Lambeau Field at sunrise months…
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Boy, 14, Killed in New York City’s Second Teen Gun Death in Two Weeks
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Bronx early Thursday, police officials said. The police found the boy, whom…
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Driverless Cars Shouldn’t Be a Race
I grind my teeth when the metaphor of “a race” is used in discussions about self-driving vehicle technology. Companies developing…
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World Cup Worries Mount With 100 Days (Give or Take) to Go
At a flashy ceremony on Nov. 21 last year, some of Qatar’s most senior officials, including the Gulf nation’s prime…
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Cardinals Minor Leaguer Hits a Cycle of Home Runs
The concept of a cycle is familiar to most fans, even if the event is not particularly common: A player…
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Under an Unusual Arrangement, Adams’s Confidant Gets City and Casino Salaries
Mayor Eric Adams has appointed a former New York City police official and close confidant as a paid senior adviser…
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Could Carl Paladino and His ‘3-Ring Circus’ Be Headed for Congress?
OLEAN, N.Y. — During his decade-plus in New York politics, Carl Paladino has had no problem making headlines, usually for…
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Tiny Oysters Are a Hopeful Sign in the Hudson River
Good morning. It’s Thursday. Strap on a life jacket as we ride out into the Hudson River with marine biologists…