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Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90
Budd Friedman, who revolutionized the world of stand-up comedy with his empire of Improv clubs, offering a launching pad for…
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Electrical Cords, Metal Pipes: In Kherson, Signs of Torture Emerge
KHERSON, Ukraine — To reach the dank, eerie basement were the Russian police detained Ukrainian civilians required navigating a crumbling…
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Here’s what we know about the S-300 missile, which was involved in the Poland blast.
The rocket that caused a deadly explosion on Polish territory was an S-300 air defense missile, officials said on Wednesday…
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Is This the Best Drone Racer in the World?
The pilots took turns speeding their drones through a neon-colored course, zooming around sharp turns and diving into gates at…
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Your Thursday Briefing: Crisis Averted?
Investigators near the site of the explosion in Przewodow, Poland.Credit...Wojtek Radwanski/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPoland calls blast ...
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A New Focus on a Jewish Artist Who Broke Barriers in Medici-Era Florence
ROME — The life of Jews in 17th-century Florence was quite constrained. They were confined to a ghetto, a cramped…
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Tenoch Huerta Mejía and the Beauty of Representation in ‘Wakanda Forever’
It was during an idle summer when he was 17 that Tenoch Huerta Mejía attended his first acting workshop. His…
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Fred Hickman, Longtime CNN Sports Anchor, Is Dead at 66
Fred Hickman, a skilled and affable journalist with CNN’s “Sports Tonight” who was one of the first Black people to…
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Nan Goldin and Laura Poitras: Two Artists, One Devastating Film
The artist Nan Goldin didn’t think she was worthy enough for the director Laura Poitras to make a documentary about…
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No Ordinary Joe
Joe Brainard sought to take up as little space as possible. He specialized in small-scale works — collages, drawings, and…