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Tony Lo Bianco, ‘French Connection’ Actor, Is Dead at 87
Once labeled a “natural-born heavy,” he shined onscreen and especially onstage, securing a Tony nomination and winning an Obie Award.
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Harrison White, Groundbreaking (and Inscrutable) Sociologist, Dies at 94
A theoretical physicist-turned-sociologist, he upended his field by focusing on social networks to explain how society works. His writing was…
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Howard Fineman, Veteran Political Journalist and TV Pundit, Dies at 75
From his beginnings with a daily newspaper, he moved easily through Newsweek magazine to cable news and, later, to the…
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Françoise Hardy, Moody French Pop Star, Dies at 80
With hit songs, a longilineal look and an understated personality, she incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French.
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Fumihiko Maki, Honored Architect of Understated Buildings, Dies at 95
A Pritzker Prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native Japan and in the U.S., including 4 World Trade…
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Jerry West, One of Basketball’s Greatest Players, Dies at 86
He was a high-scoring Hall of Fame guard for the Lakers and later an executive with the team. His image…
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How Do You Use Water to Stay Cool at Home During the Summer? We Want to Know.
Sprinklers? Kiddie pools? What’s your creative solution to find respite from sweltering heat?
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$1.3 Million Homes in Colorado, California and Massachusetts
A Craftsman bungalow in Denver, a midcentury-modern home in Riverside and an 1841 Cape Cod house in Newburyport.
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A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move
Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to…
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You Decided to Become a Mother. What Happened Next?
Whether to become a mother, and how to go about it, can be one of the most consequential decisions a…