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Richard Truly, 86, Dies; Shuttle Astronaut Who Went On to Lead NASA
In 1983, he commanded a Challenger shuttle flight. After the 1986 disaster, he was charged with leading NASA’s return to…
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News
The ‘Rule’ Against Ending Sentences With Prepositions Has Always Been Silly
Late last month, Merriam-Webster shared the news on Instagram that it’s OK to end a sentence with a preposition. Hats…
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World
Utility Says Its Equipment May Have Started Record Texas Fire
The company, Xcel Energy, said that its facilities in the Texas Panhandle “appear to have been involved in an ignition”…
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World
Profound Damage Found in Maine Gunman’s Brain, Possibly From Blasts
A laboratory found a pattern of cell damage that has been seen in veterans exposed to weapons blasts, and said…
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James Crumbley Trial: Prosecutors Accuse Him of Failing to Secure Gun
A defense lawyer said Mr. Crumbley, who is on trial for manslaughter, was unaware that his teenage son had access…
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Style
What Do Sharon Stone’s ‘Basic Instinct’ Dress and Oppenheimer’s Suit Have in Common?
The costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, who is nominated for her first Oscar for “Oppenheimer,” is responsible for outfitting some of…
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Style
A Prayer App Turns to TikTok to Find Its Flock
Ads for Hallow, with its pitchman Mark Wahlberg, are reaching nonreligious social media users, much to their surprise.
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Arts
‘High & Low — John Galliano’ Review: Designing a Comeback
This documentary tracks what happened after the British designer was caught on camera voicing racist and antisemitic hate speech.
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Buddy Duress, Who Came Off the Streets to Find Stardom, Dies at 38
He was a homeless heroin dealer when the Safdie brothers put him in their movies, and the critics raved. But…
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Arts
A Move to England Led Armistead Maupin Back to ‘Tales of the City’
What book should everybody read before the age of 21? Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It’s a primer in…