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Doug Blevins, Kicking Guru for College and N.F.L. Players, Dies at 60
He fine-tuned the mechanics of punters and kickers, including Adam Vinatieri, the N.F.L.’s career scoring leader, even as he lived…
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World
Kent Campbell, Pivotal Figure in the Fight Against Malaria, Dies at 80
Among his accomplishments during a four-decade career in public health, he helped to pioneer programs providing bed nets in Africa.
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A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting
The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about…
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Style
A French Castle Filled With a Collector’s Treasures
The art and antiques dealer Yves Gastou was passionate about objects and their stories. His home in Biarritz overflowed with…
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Finance
U.S. Taxpayers Have Subsidized Fossil Fuels for 111 Years, and Counting
WASHINGTON — As a candidate in 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigned to end billions of dollars in annual tax…
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Arts
Climate Protesters Disrupt Broadway Play Starring Jeremy Strong
A performance of a new production of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” was interrupted by protesters who shouted “no…
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News
Where’s the Next Generation of Great Coaches?
Twenty years, it would appear, is a very long time indeed. This week, a brief video montage fluttered through the…
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World
Why a Native American Nation Is Challenging the U.S. Over a 1794 Treaty
Four or five years ago, Sidney Hill’s young son came to him with a question that Mr. Hill didn’t know…
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Finance
Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams
Fresh business school graduates are raising “search funds” from willing investors to buy companies they can lead.
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World
5 Cases When Parents Were Convicted After a Shooting by Their Child
The mother and father of a Michigan teenager who carried out a school shooting are among the parents who have…