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News
Edward Dwight Aims for Orbit at Last
Six decades ago, Mr. Dwight’s shot at becoming the first Black astronaut in space was thwarted by racism and politics.…
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News
My Late-in-Life Friendship With Helen Vendler
One makes so few new friends in older age — I mean, real friends, the ones you bond with and…
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Arts
The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today
Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and…
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World
Man With Sword Stabs Several People in London, Police Say
Five people were hospitalized after the stabbing, and a suspect was arrested. Video of the incident showed a man wielding…
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News
Trump Is Flirting With Quack Economics
More than 30 years ago, the economists Rudiger Dornbusch (one of my mentors) and Sebastian Edwards wrote a classic paper…
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World
A D.A. Was Caught Speeding. Her Outburst Earned Her More Than a Ticket.
Sandra Doorley, the district attorney of Monroe County, N.Y., refused to pull over and responded angrily to the officer who…
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Style
After Looking for Love on TV, a ‘Bachelor’ Finds His Wife on Instagram
When Natalie Joy sent Nick Viall a direct message in 2019, she said she had no idea about his run…
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Health
Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental Health in Young People
A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges.
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Finance
A Return to New York and, Finally, an Apartment She Can Afford
After moving 10 times in 10 years, a woman found that a little luck was the best companion for a…
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News
In High-Energy Shanghai, a New Mood: Malaise
In 1979 my mother pulled out a Band-Aid in a Nanjing hospital. The nurses clustered around it, amazed. “The West…