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World
A Video-Gaming School Stumbles on a Way to Get Dropouts Back in Class
Japan’s first e-sports high school thought it would turn out pro gamers. Instead, it attracted an unexpected demographic.
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News
Robert Hébras, Last Survivor of 1944 Massacre in France, Dies at 97
Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of…
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Arts
In the Wild Tale of ‘Cocaine Bear,’ an Apex Predator Is the True Star
The horror-comedy is based on a real story from 1985, but the director Elizabeth Banks and writer Jimmy Warden gave…
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News
After Long Delay, Moderna Pays N.I.H. for Covid Vaccine Technique
Moderna has paid $400 million to the government for a chemical technique key to its vaccine. But the parties are…
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World
‘Bursting Proud’: Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language
On the red carpet for the British Academy Film Awards, the Oscar-nominated actor gave an interview in Ireland’s national language.
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World
Yellen Confronts Russian Officials at G20 Meeting
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen directly confronted senior Russian officials during a meeting of finance ministers of the Group of…
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World
A Publishing Superstar Whose Memoir Shuns Glitz to Explore Private Torment
Kazuo Ishiguro called him “lovely.” Andrew Solomon said he “raises the level of discourse across the country.” Salman Rushdie, who…
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Style
Fur Sales Are Illegal in California. Does Anyone Care?
The popularity of fur products had been diminishing in the state even before the new ban.
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Finance
The U.S. Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.
An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses.
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Arts
Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released?
The maestro was in a foul mood. And the singer was unhappy. The Berlin Wall had fallen almost a decade…