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News
In 2023, a Host of Consequential, and Very Long, Lives Lost
Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries…
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World
‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7
At first, she was known simply as “the woman in the black dress.” In a grainy video, you can see…
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News
Let’s Talk 2023: Opinion Writers Respond to Your Comments
Each week, readers submit thousands of comments on Opinion pieces. The word “appreciation” doesn’t begin to cover how our staff…
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World
How Columbia’s President Has Avoided Fallout Over Israel-Hamas Protests
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war roiled Columbia’s campus for weeks. Then, the campus and its president receded from attention —…
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Arts
The Novel That Sold 1,000 Copies a Week in 1903
Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day.
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Finance
The State of Deals
For deal makers, 2024 is a year to look forward to, if only because 2023 wasn’t necessarily one to celebrate.…
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Arts
‘Sing in Me, Chatbot …’
The robots of literature and movies usually present either an existential danger or an erotic frisson. Those who don’t follow…
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World
A Pint of Wine? Britain Plans to Bring Back an Old-Fashioned Measure.
Boris Johnson called the use of imperial measurements “an ancient liberty” and pledged to bring them back after Brexit. The…
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World
Thursday Briefing
Concerns about Israel’s military objectives.
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News
Herbert Kohl, Former Wisconsin Senator and Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Dies at 88
A member of the family that founded Kohl’s department stores, he guarded federal budgets as a U.S. senator while spending…