Politics
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Patti Astor, Doyenne of New York’s Avant-Garde Scene, Dies at 74
She was a founder of the Fun Gallery, which staged early shows by Keith Haring and other artists who defined…
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James Dean, Founding Director of NASA Art Program, Dies at 92
He arranged for artists to have access to astronauts, launchpads and more. “Their imaginations enable them to venture beyond a…
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David Egilman, Doctor Who Took On Drug Companies, Dies at 71
His testimony as an expert witness in some 600 trials helped plaintiffs win billions of dollars in cases involving malfeasance…
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Robert Beerbohm, Pioneering Comic Book Retailer and Historian, Dies at 71
A professed archaeologist of the industry, he opened his own stores and partnered with other experts and vendors in the…
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Keeping U.S. Power Behind Israel Will Keep Iran at Bay
Until Iran’s barrage of missiles and drones against Israel, the two countries had avoided open military intrusions into each other’s…
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Roberta Karmel, First Woman Named to the S.E.C., Dies at 86
She got her training as a young lawyer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, but once she became a commissioner,…
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A.I. Has a Measurement Problem
There’s a problem with leading artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude: We don’t really know how smart they…
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Ready for a Chatbot Version of Your Favorite Instagram Influencers?
Instagram is testing a program that offers its top influencers the ability to interact with their followers over direct messages…
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Ushio Amagatsu, Japanese Dancer Who Popularized Butoh, Dies at 74
He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime…
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The Fever Dream of Landing an Apartment
A woman with a young son started looking for a place before her lease expired, but even her most far-fetched…