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A two-goal lead disappears, so Argentina has to do it the hard way.
LUSAIL, Qatar — Argentina almost did it the easy way. For a while, Lionel Messi and his teammates were coasting.…
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Joseph Kittinger, a Record-Setter High in the Skies, Dies at 94
He soared in a balloon to 102,800 feet and, with parachutes, plunged in a free fall for 16 miles, helping…
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Letters Helped Brittney Griner Survive. Here’s One for Her Future.
When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, letters were her main form of communication with home. Our columnist offers one last…
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Hootie and the Blowfish and the End of History
On Twitter this week, it seemed everyone was sharing communiqués from GPT-3, the A.I. chatbot that can answer just about…
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‘It Hurts’: Brazil Is Left Wondering What Went Wrong
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — They couldn’t believe it. On the sideline at Education City Stadium, forward Richarlison stared ahead. Pedro,…
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Age Is Just a Number as M.L.B. Teams Drop $2 Billion on Free Agents
Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron…
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Eric Allison, Prison Reporter Who Knew the Beat All Too Well, Dies at 79
A career criminal in England for nearly a half-century, he was hired by The Guardian to report on injustices in…
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Silver Saundors Friedman, Who Helped Found the Improv, Dies at 89
She ran the famous New York comedy club with her husband for years as they launched the careers of many…
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We Can Cure Disease by Editing a Person’s DNA. Why Aren’t We?
The parents of a 2-year-old girl write that their daughter “could die within the next year” because a genetic mutation…
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Dominique Lapierre, 91, Dies; Popular Author Wrote ‘Is Paris Burning?’
His books, many co-written with the American journalist Larry Collins, were international best-sellers, among them “City of Joy,” based on…