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Five State Parks to Visit This Winter
See elephant seals, visit a gold rush town and more.
Continue readingJim Kolbe, Openly Gay Republican Congressman, Is Dead at 80
His vote for the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 prompted a gay-interest magazine to prepare to out him. He later regretted his vote and celebrated coming out.
Continue readingLatvia revokes the license of TV Rain, a major independent Russian channel.
Latvia has revoked the broadcasting license of TV Rain, Russia’s most prominent independent television channel, after a correspondent’s unscripted call to provide unspecified aid to Russian soldiers The issue has engulfed TV Rain in perhaps the …
Continue readingRestaurant Review: The Loveliness of a Lunch Counter With No Fancy Ideas
S & P Lunch sits in the space long occupied by Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, and shares its quirky, deadpan spirit.
Continue readingHis name is Gonçalo Ramos. The spotlight is now his.
LUSAIL, Qatar — By the fourth goal, even Cristiano Ronaldo, standing and clapping in front of the Portugal bench, could not complain. By the fifth, he could only offer a wry smile. Portugal was in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and for a day …
Continue readingNatural History Museum Names College Leader as New Chief
Sean M. Decatur, the president of Kenyon College and a biophysical chemist, will become the museum’s first Black leader when he succeeds Ellen V. Futter.
Continue readingOversight Board Criticizes Meta for Preferential Treatment
Influential and powerful users on Facebook and Instagram receive “unequal treatment,” an internal report said.
Continue readingF.D.A. Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction
Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.
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