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At 26, the Conductor Klaus Mäkelä’s Star Keeps Rising and Rising
Having assumed the podium of three major orchestras and appeared on the world’s prestigious stages, he debuts next at the…
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World
Wanted: N.Y.C. Rat Overlord With ‘Killer Instinct.’ Will Pay $170,000.
The city is seeking a new director of rodent mitigation to tackle a task that many mayoral administrations have futilely…
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How Hospitals Respond When Mentally Ill People Come in From the Streets
More people with severe mental illness may soon arrive in New York City’s emergency rooms. What happens to them next?
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Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91
He drew the best from complex instruments at Riverside Church in Manhattan, at countless recitals and on the “Hour of…
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Applying to College, and Trying to Appear ‘Less Asian’
The affirmative action lawsuit against Harvard seemed to confirm advice given for years to Asian Americans: Don’t play chess, don’t…
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As Officials Ease Covid Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks
Huge swaths of the nation’s elderly remain vulnerable, scientists say, and a surge in deaths and hospitalizations may be inevitable.
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How China’s Police Used Phones and Faces to Track Protesters
After a weekend of protests, the authorities in China are using the country’s all-seeing surveillance apparatus to find those bold…
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New Zealand and Australia Ponder a Lower Voting Age
As today’s teenagers will bear the brunt of tomorrow’s problems, especially climate woes, some lawmakers think 16-year-olds deserve a say…
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Trial Begins for Border Patrol Agent Accused of Killing Four Women
Juan David Ortiz, an intelligence officer in Texas, told the police that he had wanted to “clean up the streets,”…
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For Centuries, Her Art Was Forgotten, or Credited to Men. No More.
The work of Michaelina Wautier, a 17th century artist, was long overlooked. She is belatedly gaining recognition as an old…