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Books
Young, Restless and Fired Up in the Cool Gray City of Love
Francine Prose’s new memoir, “1974,” looks back at her brief but transformative relationship with a countercultural champion.
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Magazine
The 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age
This story contains graphic images of violence and death. Let’s get this out of the way first: Of the dozens…
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News
How a Heat Wave Could Become a Catastrophe
On a recent Thursday evening, a freakish windstorm called a derecho (Spanish for “straight ahead”) hit Houston, a city of…
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News
First They Came for My Country’s Future. Now They’re Destroying Its Past.
On the evening of April 14, 2023, I was at a concert in Khartoum. The end of Ramadan was near,…
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US
Prosecutor Drops Murder Charges Against Minnesota Trooper Amid Pushback
The prosecution of Ryan Londregan, a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist last year, sparked rare…
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World
David Levy, Ex-Laborer Who Became a Top Israeli Leader, Dies at 86
A native of Morocco, he often embodied the resentment of North Africans and Middle Eastern Jews toward European Israelis.
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Arts
On Live TV, a Historic Verdict Felt Both Enormous and Small
Donald Trump’s convictions made for a stunning moment of history, followed by hours of politics talk.
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World
‘A Building Employee Greeted Us With a Broad Smile Every Day’
Recalling a first job, trading places in a crowded subway car and more reader tales of New York City in…
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Finance
After Trump’s Conviction, a National Enquirer Editor Sends His Regrets
For Barry Levine, a former top journalist at the supermarket tabloid, the former president’s trial was its own kind of…
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World
46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia.
Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Great Read46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia. As news…