Among his best known articles were one that helped clear a man of killing his mother and one that disputed plagiarism charges against Jerzy Kosinski.
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OPEC and its allies, including Russia, said on Sunday that they would leave their quotas for oil production unchanged. The group, known as OPEC Plus, appears to have decided during a teleconference that there was no reason to alter policy amid the …
Continue readingHe’s the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat?
The day before he beat the greatest chess player in the world, Hans Niemann was a curly-haired 19-year-old American known only to serious fans of the game and mostly as an abrasive jerk. Everyone, it seems, has a story. Like that time in June, when …
Continue readingLatinas Have Struggled to Build Savings, but a Younger Cohort Is Making Gains
As one of the longest-living yet lowest-earning groups in America, Hispanic women have challenges ensuring that their later years are secure. But things are changing.
Continue readingThe Week in Business: Upheaval in China
Credit…Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Chinese Protest ‘Zero Covid’ Policies China appeared to ease off some of its Covid protocol on Thursday after residents — frustrated by the “zero Covid” approach of the Chinese leader Xi Jinping …
Continue readingWhen 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, I called one of my dearest, oldest friends, a fellow writer, who is gay, married and lives in Oklahoma. Our …
Continue readingNorth Carolina Power Outages May Stem From Criminal Act, Officials Say
About 38,000 customers were without power in Moore County in outages that a sheriff’s office said was linked to potential vandalism at several sites.
Continue readingGreta Gerwig, in the Pink
Greta Gerwig can be scattered. But she likes to say that the greater the chaos and uncertainty, the calmer she gets. When I met her at her office in Chelsea, she was very calm. This, despite the whirlwind: She’s six months pregnant with her second …
Continue readingA Previvor’s Tale
A television writer deals with too much plot.
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