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News
Pay Caitlin Clark What She’s Worth
In 1969, the National Basketball Association was a relatively young professional basketball league fighting to establish itself. It was generating…
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Arts
Tems, R&B’s Golden Child, Dials In
When the ground began to shake, rocking her bed to-and-fro like a raft in a current, Temilade Openiyi briefly wondered…
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World
Thursday Briefing
Today, I’m handing the newsletter over to my colleague Azam Ahmed, who writes about a hidden history of the U.S.…
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World
China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan as ‘Punishment’
China said the sea and air drills were meant as a “stern warning” to its opponents after Taiwan’s new president…
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News
Shirley Conran, Author Best Known for the Steamy ‘Lace,’ Dies at 91
A divorced single mother, she started out to write a sex guide for schoolgirls and ended up with a tale…
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World
Thursday Briefing: How ‘America’s Monster’ Operated in Afghanistan
Plus, three European countries recognize a Palestinian state.
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World
‘Where Did Justine Go?’ One Woman Disappears Into Devotion
A few days before Christmas in 2020, quarantined with Covid in the basement of a Hare Krishna ashram in Philadelphia,…
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Finance
Sam Bankman-Fried Transferred Out of Brooklyn Jail
The FTX founder’s final destination wasn’t clear, but Mr. Bankman-Fried has told people close to him that he expected to…
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Food
Despite Setback, Neuralink’s First Brain-Implant Patient Stays Upbeat
Elon Musk’s first human experiment with a computerized brain device developed significant flaws, but the subject, who is paralyzed, has…
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Magazine
Is the Party That Ended Apartheid Losing Its Grip on South Africa?
The campaign to keep the African National Congress in power kicked off, unofficially, under a scorching January sun in a…