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‘They’re Waiting for Me to Die’: A 72-Year-Old Runner Will Not Let This Race Go
LEADVILLE, Colo. — In the crisp predawn hours last August, 71-year-old Marge Hickman slipped the brace off her sprained ankle…
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Amnesty International Assessments That Ukraine ‘Put Civilians in Harm’s Way,’ Stirs Outrage
The director of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office resigned on Friday to protest a lengthy statement by the wider organization that…
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In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve
Broadway’s comeback season was a hurricane. Not even the heavily awarded revival of a Sondheim favorite like “Company” could withstand…
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Clu Gulager, Rugged Character Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 93
Clu Gulager, a rugged character actor who appeared in critically acclaimed films like “The Last Picture Show” as well as…
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Khaled Mansour, the slain militant commander, was behind a string of attacks, the Israeli military said.
Khaled Mansour, the Islamic Jihad militant commander who was killed in an Israeli missile strike in southern Gaza on Saturday…
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‘Surprised, I Turned to See an Older Man There on the Sidewalk’
Birthday Bouquets Dear Diary: It was my father-in-law’s birthday, and I had already gotten the strawberry cheesecake. My husband was…
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Fighting Around Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Heightens Safety Fears
DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine —Fighting raged on Saturday near a sprawling nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine, despite warnings from…
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Drop Box for Babies: Conservatives Promote a Way to Give Up Newborns Anonymously
The Safe Haven Baby Box at a firehouse in Carmel, Ind., looked like a library book drop. It had been…
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Archie Battersbee, Gravely Ill 12-Year-Old, Dies After Removal of Life Support
LONDON — Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old British boy whose life support was withdrawn after a legal battle between his parents…
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The Fight to Lead Kenya: ‘Hustler Nation’ vs. Allied Scions
KANGARI, Kenya — The helicopter swooped over the lush tea and coffee fields flanking Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest peak,…