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SALZBURG, Austria — The premiere of a new production of Janacek’s opera “Kat’a Kabanova” had just ended at the Salzburg Festival here last week …
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R. Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking earlier this year, will stand trial again starting this …
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he had declassified all of the documents that the F.B.I. seized in the search of his …
Continue readingWonking Out: Is 2022 Like 1980?
It has been a good week on the inflation front. First we had a flat month for the Consumer Price Index — zero inflation in July. Then we saw an …
Continue readingInvestigating Trump Is Fraught, but Not Doing So Is Worse
There are more than a few commentators and observers who are afraid of what might happen to the United States if the F.B.I. continues its …
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WARSAW — After years of struggling to make a living as musicians in Ukraine, Yevgen Dovbysh and Anna Vikhrova felt they had finally built a …
Continue readingDenzel Washington Honors August Wilson’s Legacy at House Opening
PITTSBURGH — On Saturday, crowds gathered outside August Wilson’s childhood home in the historic Hill District here to celebrate the grand …
Continue readingNorway Kills Freya, a 1,300-Pound Walrus Who Delighted Onlookers
The Norwegian authorities killed a 1,300-pound walrus named Freya on Sunday who had spent the past weeks off the coast of Oslo climbing onto …
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