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A Child’s Drawing Tucked in an Agatha Christie Book Is Its Own Mystery
A true-crime blogger in Virginia found a hand-drawn card signed “To Mum, love from Kit” in a used copy of…
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Arts
Contemplating a Canon of Jewish American Films
Two new films remind us that the experiences of U.S. Jews don’t often get the Hollywood treatment. When they do,…
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Arts
The Breakout Stars of 2022
Here are the actors, pop stars, dancers and artists who broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and…
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News
Will You Still Need Them, Will You Still Play Them, When They’re 41?
Carlos Correa, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts were each signed to deals of 11 or more years this off-season. History…
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News
Is Suffering a Substitute for Style?
A common language and a common goal have resulted in a homogenizing of the World Cup’s teams, and a rise…
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US
Death Penalty Researchers Call 2022 ‘Year of the Botched Execution’
Even as the total number of executions remained among the lowest in a generation, several high-profile failures forced states including…
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US
5 Louisiana Officers Charged in 2019 Death of Black Driver
The charges in the death of Ronald Greene are the first to emerge in a case that has mobilized activists…
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News
What in the World Is Happening in Israel?
A week of reporting from Israel and the West Bank has left me feeling that the prospect for a two-state…
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World
North Korea Says It Has Tested a New ICBM Engine
The statement, issued Friday, followed an order from the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, to develop a new ICBM that is…
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US
Congress Inches Toward Spending Deal, Clearing a Weeklong Extension
The Senate passed legislation to avert a government shutdown this weekend as negotiators worked to finalize an agreement to provide…