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This Winter, More Than Ever, We’re Skiing Straight to Hell

BERLIN — When I saw news photos of the bare slopes of the Alps’ storied ski resorts a few weeks…

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There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There.

Quaoar, which orbits the sun in the distant Kuiper belt, is the latest small object shown to have a ring…

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Grieving Turks and Syrians Abroad Rally to Help Their Homelands

An outpouring of donations is flowing from around the world, as communities struggle to ease feelings of helplessness — and…

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President Biden Is Not Backing Off His Big-Government Agenda

In his first appearance before a Republican House, the president renewed calls for large new economic programs and offered no…

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Lost Letters by Mary, Queen of Scots, Uncovered by Amateur Code Breakers

The messages, written while she was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, were mistakenly listed as Italian texts in…

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The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a ‘Monster Bird’

Fossils found in New Zealand highlight an era after the dinosaurs when giant flightless birds prowled the seas for prey.

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Investigators say Putin likely approved the supply of the missile system that brought down Flight MH17.

There are “strong indications” that President Vladimir V. Putin decided to supply the antiaircraft missile system that Russia-backed separatists used…

Sports

World Championships and World Cups, Mikaela Shiffrin Keeps Making Her Mark

A silver medal in super-G gave Shiffrin her 12th career medal at the world Alpine skiing championships and made her…

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When the Government Goes Top Secret, Who Can Write Its History?

THE DECLASSIFICATION ENGINE: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets, by Matthew Connelly It’s no secret that government secrecy has…

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A Cockeyed Optimist: Oscar Hammerstein Was No Stephen Sondheim

Laurie Winer’s new book, “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical,” takes the measure of Sondheim’s mentor and…

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