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Jay Pasachoff, Who Pursued Eclipses Across the Globe, Dies at 79
Jay M. Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College who spent more than 50 years traveling the world to observe solar…
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Seven Months on a Strict Twitter Diet
Seven months ago, with the first rumblings that Elon Musk might buy Twitter, I made the decision to pull back…
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World
Your Monday Briefing: The World Cup Kicks Off
Ecuador celebrated a goal against Qatar in the opening match yesterday.Credit...Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersThe World Cup begins The World Cup began ...
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Qatar Embraced Its Big Moment, but Didn’t Like the Ending
AL-KHOR, Qatar — The highway stretches out into nowhere, its surface pristine, the soaring glass spires of Doha slowly receding…
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Arts
Christie’s Pulls T. Rex From Auction, Citing Need for ‘Further Study’
Christie’s said Sunday that it was withdrawing a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that it had been planning to auction this month…
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Arts
In Life and Music, Ned Rorem Was Unwaveringly Himself
Several years ago, during one in a series of visits I made to Ned Rorem’s apartment, he said with his…
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Finance
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Start Film Production Company
Hollywood’s most powerful stars, directors and writers have been increasingly vocal about their dissatisfaction with streaming-era paychecks ...
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Gareth Bale and Wales Embrace the Games of a Lifetime
Midway through a rowdy evening last June at Elevens, a sports bar in Cardiff owned by the Wales forward Gareth…
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World
In New Special Counsel, a Prosecutor Schooled in Corruption Cases
When Jack Smith was appointed to lead the Justice Department’s public integrity unit in 2010, he recommended closing a series…
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How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life
A RISKY WAGER How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life An advertisement promoted a betting app at Michigan State’s…