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Scottish Hate Crime Law Takes Effect as Critics Warn It Will Stifle Speech
The legislation expands protections and creates a new charge of “stirring up hatred.” The “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling criticized…
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Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the Battleship Arizona, Dies at 102
Escaping injury in the Japanese attack on the ship in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he went on to…
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2 Men Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Cecilia Gentili
Ms. Gentili, a transgender activist and actress, died in February after buying fentanyl-laced heroin, prosecutors said.
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Barbara Rush, Award-Winning TV and Film Actress, Dies at 97
She received a Golden Globe in 1954 as that year’s rising star and appeared in movies alongside Dean Martin, Frank…
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Betty Cole Dukert, Top ‘Meet the Press’ Producer, Dies at 96
She worked as a secretary before being hired as an associate producer at the NBC News public affairs show in…
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Peter Brown, One of the Beatles’ Closest Confidants, Tells All (Again)
At 87, the dapper insider is releasing a new book of interviews conducted in 1980 and 1981 with the band…
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‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright
Vera Drew used the Batman villain to tell a trans coming-of-age story. When Warner Bros. found out, the filmmaker wasn’t…
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For 50 Years Ailey II Has Been a Proving Ground, Not Just for Dance
As the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has evolved, it has trained dancers and choreographers for tenacity…
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Outside Israel’s Parliament, Protesters Explain Why Netanyahu Must Go
Hundreds of small silver tents were clustered on the pavement outside Israel’s Parliament in Jerusalem on Monday, stretching at least…
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The Benefits of Living in the Same Place for a Long Time
Thirty years ago, a woman got a $250-a-month, rent-stabilized apartment in Inwood. She says the neighborhood has defined not only…