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Americans Glimpse Jimmy Carter’s Frailty and His Resolve
“Come hell or high water, Jimmy Carter was going to use his inner resources to be there,” the presidential historian…
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Hamas Releases 12 More Hostages as Nations’ Spy Chiefs Go to Qatar for Talks
Mediators hope the current model of a daily cease-fire with the release of Israeli captives in exchange for freeing Palestinian…
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Health
Innovative Cancer Treatment May Sometimes Cause Cancer, F.D.A. Says
The News A lifesaving cancer treatment may itself cause cancers, the Food and Drug Administration reported on Tuesday. The treatment,…
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Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
The reason the Hamas-Israel war can be hard for outsiders to understand is that three wars are going on at…
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Arts
New York City Ballet and Its Orchestra Reach Contract Deal
The agreement, which includes an increase in compensation of about 22 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.
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Knowing When ‘They’ Means One
I have a proposal about our new usage of “they” to refer to individual people, as in, “Irene? Oh, they…
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World
A Gaza Truce Aids Both Sides. Until the Calculus Changes.
Both Israel and Hamas are reaping benefits from the cease-fire, but as the hostage-for-prisoner exchanges continue, Israeli leaders may feel…
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News
Charles T. Munger, Much More Than Warren Buffett’s No. 2, Dies at 99
A billionaire in his own right, he was the vice chairman of Mr. Buffett’s hugely successful investment firm Berkshire Hathaway.…
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World
Wednesday Briefing: What to Watch at the U.N. Climate Talks
Plus how New Zealand’s Maori Wardens keep the peace.
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The 10 Best California Books of 2023
These new works of fiction and nonfiction vividly render the state’s past and present.