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US
Balloon Incident Reveals More Than Spying as Competition With China Intensifies
There is nothing new about superpowers spying on one another, even from balloons. But for pure gall, there was something…
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World
Your Monday Briefing: The U.S. Shoots Down China’s Balloon
Also, Pervez Musharraf died and Beyoncé could have a big night at Grammy Awards.
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Arts
Screen Time: A Film Star Captivates, and a Writer Is Surveilled
David Greenspan gives a wild ride of a performance in “On Set With Theda Bara,” and marionettes star in Vaclav…
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US
For Biden, a Chance for a Fresh Start in a New Era of Divided Government
The president plans to use his first State of the Union address since Republicans took control of the House to…
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World
Iran Announces Amnesty, but It May Not Spare Many Protesters
While the government said tens of thousands of prisoners were to be freed or get reduced sentences, rights advocates suggested…
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News
Like a Record, LeBron James’s Age Is Just a Number
Still among the best players in the N.B.A. at 38, James is now 36 points away from the league’s career…
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News
Charles Kimbrough, Actor Best Known for ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies at 86
In a career that included a Tony nomination for “Company,” he specialized in playing uptight characters, notably Candice Bergen’s stuffy…
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News
‘Bad Apples’ or Systemic Issues?
On Wednesday, the city of Memphis remembered the life of Tyre Nichols, a young man who was beaten by at…
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News
YouTube Gave Me Everything. Then I Grew Up.
My life so far has often been distilled to numbers: 1.7 million subscribers, 1.8 million total followers, 155 million views.…
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News
The Great Construction Mystery
Here’s something odd: We’re getting worse at construction. Think of the technology we have today that we didn’t in the…