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Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Champion for Progressive Causes, Dies at 74
Ms. Lee, who represented a district in the Houston area for nearly three decades, said in June that she had…
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Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81
A singer, composer, curator and founder of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, she provided a gospel soundtrack…
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Style
The Woman Who Sold the World’s Most Expensive Dinosaur
Phyllis Kao, an auctioneer at Sotheby’s, captivated audiences when she sold the fossil of a stegosaurus for $44.6 million.
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Style
Even This Tinder Executive Thinks It’s Good to Meet I.R.L.
Melissa Hobley believes in the power of dating apps, but she’s been moonlighting as an old-fashioned matchmaker for over a…
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World
She Danced Naked at Woodstock. She Dated Serpico. At 93, She’s Not Done.
Betty Gordon is perhaps the world’s most unlikely first-time children’s book author. For decades she lived at the center of…
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Arts
The Stomach-Dropping, Heart-Tugging Appeal of Climbing Documentaries
“Skywalkers” and “Mountain Queen” are strong entries in a genre with great appeal to viewers who themselves might prefer to…
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World
Is She the Oldest Person in the Amazon?
After more than 100 years in the rainforest, Varî Vãti Marubo walks with a stick and, as she always has,…
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World
Cheng Pei Pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Star, Dies at 78
A trailblazer for women in Asian martial arts cinema, Ms. Cheng rose to fame in the 1960s in Hong Kong.
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World
‘The Bite’: Democrats Debate Councilwoman’s Bizarre Assault Charge
Susan Zhuang, a first-year City Council member from Queens, was charged with assault for biting a police officer. Democrats are…
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World
At 5, She Picked Up Chess as a Pandemic Hobby. At 9, She’s a Prodigy.
Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic…