Month: December 2022
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World
My Great-Grandfather’s Life in the Great Depression
This year, on the Vermont side of my family, a box of daily journals came to light after being packed…
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Sports
A Soaring N.B.A. Star Brings His Friends Along for the Ride
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard, is having a career season as one of the N.B.A.’s top scorers. He’s…
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World
Juan Guaidó Is Voted Out as Leader of Venezuela’s Opposition
The vote to terminate the interim government signaled that members of the opposition had lost faith in Mr. Guaidó’s ability…
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World
Ukraine Defeats Russian Drone Swarm, as NATO Head Says Kyiv Needs More Arms
In a war where the vital weapons and tactics have changed repeatedly, Ukraine relies more than ever on air defenses…
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World
For Democrats, Spending Package Marked One Final Opportunity
For all their accomplishments in the past two years, Democrats face a far tougher environment to see most of their…
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World
Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68
She had success with a play about abortion in 2001, and in 2015 wrote the libretto for the opera “Charlie…
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World
Ian Tyson, Revered Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 89
A rancher for most of his life, he began his music career as half of the duo Ian and Sylvia…
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World
Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Rick Singer, to Be Sentenced
Prosecutors recommended six years in the scheme that undermined college admissions. Mr. Singer asked for a maximum of six months,…
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World
How the Speaker’s Election Could Devolve Into Chaos
Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader, has pledged to take his fight for the speakership to the House floor. It…
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World
Biden Issues Six Pardons, Most for Minor Drug Offenses
The president’s pardons continued a series of drug-related reprieves this year.