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David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89
David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning, best-selling author and an appealing television host and narrator with…
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Bert Fields, Lawyer to the Hollywood Elite, Dies at 93
Bert Fields, the colorful and canny dean of Hollywood lawyers whose services were called on by superstars and studios alike…
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What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Princess’ and ‘Password’
Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials…
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$15 French Fries and $18 Sandwiches: Inflation Hits New York
This was supposed to be a summer of long-awaited celebrations in New York City, the return of a packed calendar…
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A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
As the sun set over Maury Island, just south of Seattle, Ben Goertzel and his jazz fusion band had one…
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Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs
For passengers who use wheelchairs, air travel in the United States can be an embarrassing, uncomfortable and perilous prospect. Among…
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Rescuing Art in Ukraine with Foam, Crates and Cries for Help
LVIV, Ukraine — A month after the Russian army invaded Ukraine, the photographer Roman Metelskiy stood on the platform of…
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Fear of Crime Transcends Data Along One New York Subway Line’s 31 Miles
At 31 miles long, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s A train traverses New York City, from the thriving Dominican enclave of…
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New Jersey Man Gets 5 Years in Prison in GoFundMe Fraud Case
Mark D’Amico and his girlfriend said they wanted to reward a homeless man who had spent his last $20 to…
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‘No Drama’ Compost? N.Y.C. Is Expanding Food and Yard Waste Pickup
What happens to food scraps in the garbage is both gross (rats, garbage juice) and weighty (methane emissions, climate crisis).…