The New York Times
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Richard Goldstein
– Jan 22, 8:22 AM
Hank Aaron, who faced down racism as he eclipsed Babe Ruth as baseball's home run king, hitting 755 homers and holding the most celebrated record in sports for more than 30 years, has died. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves, his team for many years…
SINCE BOSNIA and Herzegovina's film industry produces only a handful of films a year, it is hardly surprising that one of its latest should be the country's entry to the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards. Yet watch…
(CNN) Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, has died. He was 87. His son, Chance, confirmed King's death Saturday morning. King hosted 'Larry King…
The New York Times
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Anton Troianovski
– Jan 23, 1:43 AM
Thousands of people in Russia's Far East and in Siberia rallied in support of the jailed opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny on Saturday in what was emerging as the biggest nationwide showdown in years between the Russian authorities and critics…
PATRICIA HIGHSMITH had a thing for snails. She admired their self-sufficiency and found it “relaxing” to watch them copulate, delighted by the impossibility of distinguishing male from female. She collected them for decades, keeping…
