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Kinky Friedman, Musician and Humorist Who Slew Sacred Cows, Dies at 79
He and his band, the Texas Jewboys, won acclaim for their satirical takes on American culture. He later wrote detective…
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Elaine Schwartz, Longtime Principal of an Innovative School, Dies at 92
A co-founder of the Center School in Manhattan, she implemented once-radical ideas that put the students first. She retired four…
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Buzz Cason, Songwriter Best Known for ‘Everlasting Love,’ Dies at 84
As a performer, he was a leading figure in the early days of Nashville rock ’n’ roll. He later found…
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Study Finds Small Streams, Recently Stripped of Protections, Are a Big Deal
Half of the water flowing through regional river basins starts in so-called ephemeral streams. Last year, the Supreme Court curtailed…
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A Trilobite Pompeii Preserves Exquisite Fossils in Volcanic Ash
A fossil bed in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco is allowing new insights into the anatomies of arthropods that…
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A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space
The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains…
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The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths
The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued…
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How the N.Y.P.D. Quietly Shuts Down Discipline Cases Against Officers
Brianna Villafane was in Lower Manhattan protesting police violence in the summer of 2020, when officers charged into the crowd.…
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New York City Has 186,000 Fewer Children and Teens Than It Did in 2020
New census numbers show the steepest drop in the city’s youngest age group in at least a decade as many…
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The Cost of Suspending Congestion Pricing
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to halt the toll program could result in billions of dollars of cuts to planned subway…