Month: August 2022
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Bill Russell Paved the Way for Black Coaches to Defy Doubters
Bill Russell and Red Auerbach came to an agreement. Auerbach, the longtime Boston Celtics coach, had confided in Russell that…
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Among Pro Athletes, Bill Russell Was a Pioneering Activist
It’s easy to remember the shots that Bill Russell blocked or the N.B.A. championships he won. After all, there were…
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Bill Russell Hailed Across Basketball Generations
Bill Russell had more N.B.A. championship rings than he had fingers and as many Most Valuable Player Awards as all…
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Tensions Flare on Kosovo-Serbian Border Amid Protests and Gunfire
A dispute over license plates between the Balkan nations of Kosovo and Serbia, from whom Kosovo split 14 years ago,…
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Deal or No Deal, Yankees’ Bullpen Will Evolve
Change is inevitable over the course of a major league schedule. With 162 games on the docket — not counting…
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LIV Golfers, Paid Upfront, Giggle Their Way Around Trump Bedminster
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Brooks Koepka, the four-time major golf champion, was riding in a golf cart Saturday with his wife,…
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A Town’s Housing Crisis Exposes a ‘House of Cards’
HAILEY, Idaho — Near the private jets that shuttle billionaires to their opulent Sun Valley getaways, Ana Ramon Bartolome and…
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Prisoners describe harsh treatment in the Russian camp where an explosion killed dozens.
Prisoners recently released from a Russian prison camp where an explosion killed dozens of Ukrainian soldiers late Thursday have described…
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A Nigerian Street Vendor Is Beaten to Death in Italy as Witnesses Stand By
ROME — In May 2021 Alika Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old Nigerian living in Italy, was hit by a car while he…
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A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy
The software that many school districts use to track students’ progress can record extremely confidential information on children: “Intellectual ...