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Sean Combs and the Limits of the ‘Family Man’ Defense

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 8:00am
Famous people have long tried to launder their images through their spouses and children.
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Video Released of NYPD Shooting on Brooklyn Subway That Wounded 4

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 7:04am
After seeing video of officers firing at a knife-wielding man, the cousin of a bystander who was badly hurt in the shooting said the mayor’s explanation did not make sense.
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Nigel Farage’s Anti-Immigration Party Has Big Plans. Can It See Them Through?

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 6:43am
Nigel Farage, a Trump ally and Brexit champion, thinks Reform U.K. can become a major political force. At a conference on Friday, he sought to explain how.
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Did PFAS From Sewage Sludge Poison a Family Farm?

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 6:24am
Pastures were fertilized with toxic sewage decades ago. Nobody knew, until the cows’ milk was tested.
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How Dangerous Is PFAS in Food?

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 6:11am
There’s a growing understanding of the health threats of PFAS chemicals in what we eat and drink.
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The 2024 Election Is a Retreat From Ideology

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 6:00am
Whatever the Trump-Harris election season is delivering, it isn’t a grand ideological debate.
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Israel’s Pager Bombs Have No Place in a Just War

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 6:00am
Israel is using the tactics of the terrorists it condemns if it indeed was behind the wave of pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon.
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Shoulder Season

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 5:12am
It’s still summer today, but fall arrives tomorrow. Take a minute to pause on the threshold.
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The 1983 Beirut Bombings Explained

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:11am
One of Hezbollah’s top military commanders, who was accused of helping plan the blasts four decades ago, was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike.
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Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not Perfectly Clear.

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:04am
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health officials say there is no easy explanation for the trend.
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Albania Plans to Create a Muslim State in Tirana as Symbol of Tolerance

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:03am
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave as a way of promoting religious tolerance.
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Fewer Spotted Lanternflies? This May Be Why.

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:03am
Your stomping may have helped trim this invasive insect’s population. But experts say other factors probably explain their reduced numbers around New York City.
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Where Joy Meets Anger: Harris and Trump Battle for Undecided Voters

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:02am
The allegiances of this group of voters — roughly three million people in seven battleground states — are up for grabs, and polling shows they’re pessimistic about the country’s future.
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Kate Mulgrew Walks the Creative and Emotional Plank in ‘The Beacon’

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:02am
Holding tightly to the Dublin accent of her character, the actress talks about starring in Nancy Harris’s feminist thriller at Irish Rep.
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Rivalries Are the Heart of College Football. But Many Are Going Away.

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:02am
Upheaval within the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conferences has threatened some cherished rivalries, while rekindling others. In Oregon, the Civil War may soon be over.
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Retiring Solo: How to Plan When You’re on Your Own

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:01am
More Americans are entering their later years without people they can automatically turn to for assistance with their health and finances. Here’s how to start.
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How Assouline Built a Business Selling Luxury Books

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:01am
Assouline has made its name publishing tomes that sell for $1,000 or more. But that’s just the beginning of this family-run company’s ambitions.
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As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them.

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:00am
He has threatened to target his perceived enemies if elected again. A look at his time in the White House shows how readily he could do so.
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Inside Jony Ive’s Life After Apple and His LoveFrom Design Business

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 4:00am
Five years after leaving Apple, the iPhone designer is forging a new life in San Francisco, one imaginative building at a time.
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The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race for President

Sat, 09/21/2024 - 3:57am
The country will hold its first presidential election on Saturday since its strongman president fled the country two years ago. Here are the main contenders.
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