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The Big Three Are Now Just Two. Who Will Lead Tennis’ Next Generation?
Upon learning that Roger Federer will retire after the upcoming Laver Cup, Judy Murray, the Scottish tennis coach and mother…
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Democrats Delay Senate Vote to Protect Gay Marriage as G.O.P. Balks
WASHINGTON — Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat of Wisconsin, said on Thursday that the Senate would postpone an expected vote on…
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The Eight Film Festival Movies That Got the Biggest Awards Boost
Who are the front-runners, the dark horses and the long shots? After major film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto,…
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Earl J. Silbert, Lead Prosecutor of Watergate Break-in, Dies at 86
Earl J. Silbert, who led the federal prosecution of the botched Watergate burglary, which secured the convictions of all five…
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Fred Franzia, 79, Dies; Upended Wine Industry With Two-Buck Chuck
Fred Franzia, the iconoclastic businessman who turned the wine industry on its head with his inexpensive Charles Shaw label, better…
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Paul T. Kwami, Fisk Jubilee Singers’ Longtime Director, Dies at 70
Paul T. Kwami, the longtime director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who cemented the ensemble’s reputation as one of the…
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‘Pearl’ Review: A Farmer’s Daughter Moves Up the Food Chain
If you have seen “X,” Ti West’s ingenious and heartfelt pastiche of ’70s horror and hard-core pornography, you know that…
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‘Moonage Daydream’ Review: David Bowie’s Sound and Vision
The usual way of making a documentary about a famous, no-longer-living popular musician is to weave talking-head interviews (with colleagues…
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Here’s What to Know About EuroBasket
We answer your questions about the EuroBasket tournament, which concludes this weekend in Berlin. Wait, have Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola…
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A Fashion House Brings Out the Spray Paint Again
At Alexander McQueen’s spring 1999 women’s wear show, a pair of robots spray-painted a white muslin dress with a tulle…