Politics
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Vic Davalillo, First Venezuelan to Win a Gold Glove, Is Dead
Over 16 seasons in the major leagues, he won two World Series titles in the 1970s and had a reliable…
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Celedonia Jones, Self-Educated New York Historian, Dies at 93
He served as Manhattan borough historian from 1997 to 2005. He also dug deeply into the history of Seneca Village,…
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‘Are You Going to Be the One to Get Rid of Santa?’
A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a…
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In Brooklyn, Brownstone Dreams Start With One-Bedroom Rentals
A family of four lived in a tiny apartment while they looked for something bigger. They bought a place, but…
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The Pickleball Courts Outside Our Townhouse Are TOO LOUD!
The increasingly unavoidable sport is causing disputes among players and court neighbors around the country.
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The Fallout From the College Presidents’ Antisemitism Testimony
More from our inbox: The Homeless Problem Persists on the SubwayJewish Women PlaywrightsThe Rare Hardship of a Rare NameThe University…
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Shlomo Avineri, Israeli Scholar Skeptical About Peace, Dies at 90
A former liberal government official, he saw little chance of full reconciliation with Palestinians in “the foreseeable future” but nevertheless…
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Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China, Dies at 95
Despite government efforts to silence her, Dr. Gao drew global attention to an epidemic that devastated rural China and killed…
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David Ellenson, 76, Who Guided a Generation of Reform Rabbis, Dies
A teacher and rabbi, he forged alliances across all branches of Judaism, and his scholarship confronted questions of Jewish tradition…
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Mistral, French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $2 Billion in Funding Round
The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and Google…