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Finance
How Big Tech Is Killing Innovation
Silicon Valley prides itself on disruption: Start-ups develop new technologies, upend existing markets and overtake incumbents. This cycle of creative…
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Finance
Christophe Deloire, Who Strove to Protect Journalists, Dies at 53
As the leader and spokesman for Reporters Without Borders, he rescued some, sought refuge for others and lobbied for pluralism…
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News
Tony Lo Bianco, ‘French Connection’ Actor, Is Dead at 87
Once labeled a “natural-born heavy,” he shined onscreen and especially onstage, securing a Tony nomination and winning an Obie Award.
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News
Françoise Hardy: A Life in Photos
The French pop star Françoise Hardy, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80, was celebrated for her beauty…
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Magazine
Did Jerry West Inspire the N.B.A.’s Logo? ‘There Was Never Any Doubt.’
After decades of the league having avoided the issue, Commissioner Adam Silver said what most people knew all along: It…
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News
Harrison White, Groundbreaking (and Inscrutable) Sociologist, Dies at 94
A theoretical physicist-turned-sociologist, he upended his field by focusing on social networks to explain how society works. His writing was…
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World
A Former Close Friend of Senator Menendez Testifies Against Him
Philip Sellinger, the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, was a guest at Senator Robert Menendez’s wedding in…
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News
Howard Fineman, Veteran Political Journalist and TV Pundit, Dies at 75
From his beginnings with a daily newspaper, he moved easily through Newsweek magazine to cable news and, later, to the…
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News
Fumihiko Maki, Honored Architect of Understated Buildings, Dies at 95
A Pritzker Prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native Japan and in the U.S., including 4 World Trade…
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Food
Restaurant Review: Penny, a Seafood Counter That Knows What It’s About
Almost everything on the menu at this sibling of Claud contains seafood. You sit at a counter to eat it.…