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View ArticleRobert Boyd, Journalist Whose Reporting Shifted an Election, Dies at 91
He shared a Pulitzer for detailing how George McGovern’s initial running mate in 1972 had undergone electroshock therapy for depression.
View ArticleCiting Falsehoods, Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC Cut Away From Trump’s Remarks
Live coverage of President Trump’s news conference presented networks and cable news channels with a challenge: How, and when, should the fact-checking begin?
View ArticleHow Being a 13-Year-Old Busboy Prepared Darren Walker to Lead the Ford...
Mr. Walker rode the United States’ “mobility escalator” from rural Texas to Wall Street. Now he feels “both gratitude and rage” for a country that he says has reached an inflection point.
View ArticleHouston Museum Buys Delacroix Discovery
This early version of the striking “Women of Algiers” was lost for more than a century and a half, until a French gallerist encountered it.
View ArticleThese High-Tech Sensors May Be the Key to Autonomous Cars
What were once believed to be exotic technologies are now being considered to fill in perceived safety gaps.
View ArticleDealBook Briefing: How the Impeachment Fight Could Affect the Markets
The political drama in Washington won’t necessarily cause jitters on Wall Street. But it could lead to decisions that do.
View ArticleThese Ants Use Germ-Killers, and They’re Better Than Ours
Parasitic fungi do not seem to develop resistance to the chemicals, suggesting new ways to prevent antibiotic resistance.
View ArticleNow Rising to the Top of the Beer World: Foam
That billowy head of bubbles, long dismissed as empty fluff, is finally getting some attention from American brewers.
View ArticleVaping-Related Illnesses Climb to 805, C.D.C. Says
The latest weekly tally includes 275 more reports of patients sickened, in 46 states. There are now 12 deaths linked to vaping-related lung injuries.
View ArticleMcDonald’s to Test Plant-Based Burgers in Canada
The chain’s new “P.L.T.” sandwich — plant, lettuce and tomato — will be sold at 28 restaurants.
View ArticleAnthony Mancinelli, World’s Oldest Working Barber, Dies at 108
A barber who spent nearly a century of cutting hair in upstate New York “didn’t know the meaning of the word retired.”
View ArticleGeorge Lardner Jr., 85, Dies; Reported on His Daughter’s Murder
She was shot to death by a former boyfriend. He wrote about it for The Washington Post. His article won a Pulitzer Prize.
View ArticleYang vs. Warren: Who Has the Better Tax Plan?
Andrew Yang’s proposed V.A.T. and $1,000 dividend would be more practical than Senator Warren’s wealth tax, in the view of the economist N. Gregory Mankiw.
View ArticleBit by Bit, Socially Conscious Investors Are Influencing 401(k)’s
So-called E.S.G. funds still make up a small fraction of these workplace retirement plans, but they are gaining ground.
View ArticleWant to Avoid Babies on Flights? Japan Airlines Offers a Seating Map
Smiling child icons on the airline’s website show ticket buyers where toddlers and babies will be sitting.
View Article92nd Street Y Names New Chief Executive
The new leader, Seth Pinsky, advised the Bloomberg administration on economic development and currently works in real estate.
View ArticleDank Vapes, TKO and Other THC Vaping Brands Are Linked to Illnesses, C.D.C. Says
Health officials released the names of several products identified by patients who have been sickened in Illinois and Wisconsin.
View Article‘We Need Each Other’: Seniors Are Drawn to New Housing Arrangements
Older Americans are exploring housing alternatives, including villages and home-sharing.
View ArticleHerbalife Settles With S.E.C., but Too Late for Hedge Fund Investor
The $20 million agreement over business practices in China comes a year after William Ackman’s hedge fund closed its bearish bet.
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