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Finance
Rex Murphy, a Dominant Pundit on the Right in Canada, Dies at 77
In newspaper columns and on radio and TV, he was his country’s “premier provocateur,” gaining a wide audience for his…
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World
Man Is Arrested in Random Attack on Steve Buscemi
The police recognized the suspect, Clifton Williams, when they went to the scene of another dispute on Friday.
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World
Slovak Prime Minister Is Improving After Second Operation, Official Says
The suspect in the shooting of the prime minister, Robert Fico, appeared before a judge, who ordered that he would…
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Health
Is a Taco a Sandwich? No. Yes. Well, It Depends on the Law.
An Indiana judge recently ruled that tacos are sandwiches, but that’s the wrong question.
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Finance
How Companies Dodge Tariffs
Protectionist trade policies are popular on both the left and right. But some economists say they’re likely to backfire.
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News
The Truth Hurts — Especially When Bill Maher Dishes It Out
Back in 2013, I got a call from Bill Maher. He was being hit with a lawsuit by Donald Trump…
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World
At Cannes, Inspiration From Ancient Romans and Modern Women
Though the history-inflected “Furiosa” and “Megalopolis” were the hottest tickets, films by Andrea Arnold and Rungano Nyoni proved to be…
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News
Slovakia Is at a Dangerous Moment
“Fico was shot.” The message arrived in one of my group chats shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday. I checked…
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Arts
Judge to Rule Next Week on Whether to Dismiss Alec Baldwin Case
During a heated hearing, Mr. Baldwin’s lawyers claimed prosecutors had improperly presented evidence to the grand jury considering the fatal…
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News
Dabney Coleman, Actor Audiences Loved to Hate, Is Dead at 92
In movies like “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and on TV shows like “Buffalo Bill,” he turned the portrayal of…