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Joseph Kittinger, a Record-Setter High in the Skies, Dies at 94
He soared in a balloon to 102,800 feet and, with parachutes, plunged in a free fall for 16 miles, helping…
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Sports
Age Is Just a Number as M.L.B. Teams Drop $2 Billion on Free Agents
Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron…
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Playing Santa Onscreen Takes Much More Than Just Donning a Red Suit
David Harbour, George Wendt and Tim Allen explain the acting challenge that is Jolly St. Nick.
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When a Prisoner Swap Is a Rorschach-Test
The scene on the tarmac with Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout didn’t just show a prisoner trade. It told the…
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Eric Allison, Prison Reporter Who Knew the Beat All Too Well, Dies at 79
A career criminal in England for nearly a half-century, he was hired by The Guardian to report on injustices in…
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Silver Saundors Friedman, Who Helped Found the Improv, Dies at 89
She ran the famous New York comedy club with her husband for years as they launched the careers of many…
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Recruited for Navy SEALs, Many Sailors Wind Up Scraping Paint
NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. — A sailor fresh out the elite Navy SEAL selection course slung his gear over his…
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T. Rex Skull Brings $6.1 Million at Sotheby’s, Well Below Estimate
The skull, which weighs more than 200 pounds, was expected to fetch between $15 million and $20 million.
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Health
A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a Year or Inpatient Care?
CASCADE, Idaho — It was 3 a.m. at the 10-bed hospital near the River of No Return, and by every…
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Health
‘Systemic Problems’ Hindered Government’s Pandemic Response, Senate Report Says
An examination by the Democratic staff of the Senate homeland security committee portrayed a government wholly unprepared for the arrival…