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Finance
Why the Paramount Deal Talks Failed
After months of negotiations, Shari Redstone walked away from a tie-up with SkyDance. Here’s how a plan to reshape the…
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US
Hunter Biden Conviction Undercuts a Trump Narrative, and a Fund-Raising Pitch
Many allies of Donald J. Trump had secretly wanted an acquittal, which they predicted would have turbocharged fund-raising and fed…
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News
Norman Carol, Violinist in Historic Concert in China, Is Dead at 95
The concertmaster and first-chair violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades, he took part in a diplomatic breakthrough in 1973…
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World
Man Charged With Using Racist Messaging Channel to Sell Guns From Prison
Manhattan prosecutors say Hayden Espinosa operated through a white-supremacist channel on Telegram that they discovered after a racist massacre in…
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Arts
At the Ojai Festival, a Star Pianist Keeps the Focus on Young Artists
Mitsuko Uchida sat at the piano with her back to the audience. It was an unusual look for a reigning…
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News
David Boaz, a Leading Voice of Libertarianism, Dies at 70
At the Cato Institute, he argued against government interference in Americans’ lives, including policing their drug use, and supported legal…
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US
Police Identify Suspect Accused of Setting Fire to Miami Building
An arrest affidavit said the man shot a building employee and then started the worst fire in Miami in 25…
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Books
Welcomed Into Joan Didion’s Home, if Not Her Inner Circle
In “The Uptown Local,” Cory Leadbeater describes his years as the late writer’s assistant and companion. Yet the fond portrait…
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Magazine
The Ecstasy of Humidity
Living in a place with seasons is overrated. There’s nothing like a sweaty Florida summer to bring you back to…
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News
Restore Elon Musk (and Tesla) to Greatness
Elon Musk is not just another inconsequential Silicon Valley billionaire. Most of his inconsequential peers have two primary accomplishments: showing…