Politics
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Rev. Cecil Murray, Leader Amid Los Angeles Riots, Dies at 94
He used his church, First African Methodist Episcopal, as a base to address the social ills that confronted the city’s…
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Trevor Griffiths, Marxist Writer for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
For him, “art played a particular role in social change,” the director Mehmet Ergen said. “Everything was political.”
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Clarence Henry, New Orleans R&B Star Known as the Frogman, Dies at 87
A local hero in his hometown, he was best known for his hit “Ain’t Got No Home,” which showcased the…
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Stumbling Into Goldilocks
The U.S. economy has been far more successful at recovering from the Covid shock than it was in dealing with…
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Trump’s New Stance on Abortion
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Peter Higgs, Nobelist Who Discovered the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 94
The Higgs boson was named for him. It was a key element of the Standard Model, which encapsulated all human…
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Herbert Kroemer, 95, Dies; Laid Groundwork for Modern Technologies
He shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries that paved the way for high-speed internet communication, mobile phones and…
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When Your Boss Is Your Landlord
A Brooklyn hospital is trying to evict employees and retirees from staff housing, as it struggles financially, but tenants fear…
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A Historian Makes Peace With Her Own History
It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband.…
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The Geopolitics of a Czech-Polish Potato Salad Competition
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Geopolitics of a Czech-Polish Potato Salad Competition April 9, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ETShare full article3By Piotr…