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US
Texas Execution Centers on a Jury’s Assessment of ‘Future Dangerousness’
Ramiro Gonzales, who killed a woman in 2001, was set to be executed on Wednesday, though a psychiatrist who suggested…
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Food
How a Cake Became a National Obsession
For many Jamaicans, lychee cake is the taste of celebration. Its origin tells the history of Chinese immigration to the…
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Arts
Celine Dion Had a Medical Emergency. The Camera Kept Rolling
Irene Taylor, director of the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” talks about the decision to include a grueling scene…
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Arts
After a Brief Run, ‘Tommy’ Revival to Close on Broadway
“The Who’s Tommy,” which has a rock score by Pete Townshend, will end on July 21. A national tour is…
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Magazine
The Olsen Twins Go to the Beach
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s minimalist label, the Row, has opened a breezy “local” store in the Hamptons.
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Magazine
Where Does Chanel Go From Here?
It’s between designers, and at a crossroad.
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World
50 Years Ago, Philippe Petit Was a ‘Dot in the Sky’
The man who walked a high wire between the World Trade Center towers is now 75.
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Magazine
The Long, Strange Road to Alec Baldwin’s Manslaughter Trial
On the afternoon of Oct. 21, 2021, Mary Carmack-Altwies, the district attorney for New Mexico’s First Judicial District, was driving…
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US
Joe Biden: The Old-School Politician in a New-School Era
President Biden was peeved. What was Chuck Schumer thinking? The Democrats had just temporarily averted a national default with Republican…
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World
For American Brands Worried About China, Is India the Future?
Melissa & Doug had a situation. For decades, the American toy brand had leaned heavily on factories in China to…