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Werner Franke, Who Exposed East German Doping Program, Dies at 82
In the 1990s, he and his wife unearthed documentary evidence of the illicit, state-sponsored drug program that propelled the country…
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Bernadette Mayer, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 77
A New York writer and artist who found inspiration in the countryside, she used experimental forms to celebrate mundane pleasures.
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Review: The Met Opera’s Grand Old ‘Aida’ Isn’t Dead Yet
But opening night of the huge production’s final run, shakily cast, presented a show that seemed to be begging to…
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John Corry, Former Times Reporter and TV Critic, Dies at 89
Among his best known articles were one that helped clear a man of killing his mother and one that disputed…
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When Gay Rights Clash With Religious Freedom
The day the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling came down in 2015, establishing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage,…
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The Man Who Neutered Trump
It’s not surprising that Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, fresh off his re-election victory, would take a field trip to…
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I Still Believe in Effective Altruism, Emphasis on ‘Effective’
Credit...Pavel PopovThis article is part of Times Opinion’s Holiday Giving Guide 2022. Read more about the guide in a note…
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The Teen Romance Novel That Russia’s Politicians Just Can’t Bear
In the summer of 1986, Yury, a shy 16-year-old, arrives at a Young Pioneer camp in Crimea, dreading the many…
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Free to Be You and Me. Or Not.
If you grew up in any remotely liberal enclave of America in the 1970s or 1980s, you grew up believing…
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China’s Struggle With Covid Is Just Beginning
China’s leaders are in a dangerous dilemma. Their obsession with eliminating the coronavirus has spared the country the pandemic death…