News
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The Not-So-Great News About Lower Inflation
The news that consumer prices fell in December from November — yes, monthly inflation was negative — was not as…
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Will Euthanasia Be Secular or Sacred?
Last month, I wrote a harsh column about the Canadian euthanasia system, which has expanded rapidly over the past few…
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Barclays Center Drops a New Ticket Vendor for Its Old One: Ticketmaster
The Brooklyn venue replaced Ticketmaster, the industry leader, in 2021 in favor of SeatGeek, a competitor. It is not clear…
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At Under the Radar, Stories Unfold via Sexts, Tweets and Puppeteers
The Public Theater’s experimental theater festival is back in person for the first time since 2020. Here, our critics review…
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Your Gas Stove May Be Killing You. How Much Should You Worry?
The natural-gas-powered appliances in your home may be slowly killing you and everyone you love. That’s the bad news. The…
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Casey Hayden, a Force for Civil Rights and Feminism, Dies at 85
While working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the early 1960s, she helped write two memos that spurred the…
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Hannes Keller, Swiss Deep-Sea Diving Pioneer, Is Dead at 88
His 1,020-foot descent to the Pacific Ocean floor in a diving bell in 1962 made headlines and set a record.…
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Robbie Knievel, a Motorcycle Daredevil Like his Father, Dies at 60
Mr. Knievel followed his father, Evel Knievel, into the high-flying, bone-shattering world of motorcycle stunts, jumping the Grand Canyon, a…
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Lisa Marie Presley, Singer-Songwriter and Daughter of Elvis, Dies at 54
Her death in Los Angeles on Thursday, after a life tinged with tragedy, came after a medical emergency and brief…
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Scott Minerd, a Force, and a Voice, on Wall Street, Dies at 63
He helped turn Guggenheim Partners into a global investing giant. He was also a CNBC and Bloomberg commentator and a…