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Sex, Money and Séances: This 1922 Murder Had It All
A scion of wealth claimed self-defense and invoked a sinister blackmailing ring. But, James Polchin asks, what did they have…
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World
Carnage and Contradiction: Examining a Deadly Strike in Rafah
Fear plagued Saleh Mohammed al-Hila, 37, on that Sunday. “I was lying on the ground of the tent and told…
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Warren Winiarski, Whose Fledgling Cabernet Bested the French, Dies at 95
His $6 bottle of Napa Valley cabernet won a historic tasting in Paris in 1976, astonishing connoisseurs and putting his…
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World
Accounts of Life in Hamas Captivity Emerge in Israel
The four hostages rescued in Gaza were described as malnourished and traumatized.
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World
Who Am I Without My Voice?
The serious trouble started on Christmas Eve, upstate with family. The Puerto Rican side does not alternate talking and listening…
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Hezbollah Launches Rocket Barrage After Commander Is Killed in Israeli Strike
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired one of its heaviest rocket barrages yet into Israel on Wednesday, targeting military bases…
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By a Stream in Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago
“Are you sitting down?” Vermont’s state botanist asked a fellow plant expert after spotting false mermaid-weed last month.
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Real Estate
A Rustic Cabin in the Woods Was His Dream. Not Hers.
It didn’t help that it was straight out of ‘Twin Peaks’: ‘Wood on wood on wood, in a very terrifying…
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World
The Ecstasy of Humidity
Living in a place with seasons is overrated. There’s nothing like a sweaty Florida summer to bring you back to…
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The Tao of ‘Smooth,’ Rock’s Enduring, Inescapable Earworm
Santana’s track featuring Rob Thomas turns 25 this week. Why is it still a rock blockbuster?