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Bob Schul, a Singular U.S. Olympian in 5,000-Meter Race, Dies at 86
His remarkable sprint in the final yards on a muddy track in the 1964 Games in Tokyo made him the…
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U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $56 Trillion Over Next 10 Years
Congressional Budget Office projections released on Tuesday show a grim fiscal backdrop ahead of tax and debt limit fights.
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Neil Goldschmidt, Portland Mayor Tarnished by Scandal, Dies at 83
While he was reviving Portland, Ore., as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly city, he was also sexually abusing a teenage girl, as…
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How to Stay Cool Indoors During the Heat Wave
Summer officially starts on Thursday, and this season is predicted to be hotter than normal — a heat wave across…
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Titan Disaster Forces Global Rethinking of Deep Sea Exploration
A year after the first deaths of divers who ventured into the ocean’s sunless depths, an industry wrestles with new…
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More Than 1,000 Birds Died One Night in Chicago. Will It Happen Again?
A mass of birds died in Chicago in October after striking one building, adding to the push for more protections…
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Justin Timberlake Is Charged With Drunken Driving in Sag Harbor
Police in the Hamptons community gave few details about the arrest of the singer, who was once among the most…
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Anouk Aimée, Enigmatic Star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ Dies at 92
The French actress had already made an impression in international film when she appeared in Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romance, a…
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Rush-Hour Commute Disrupted for Many by Disabled Train at Penn Station
New Jersey Transit service into and out of the Midtown Manhattan transit hub was suspended and commuters were rerouted to…
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As Misconduct Complaints Rise in N.Y.C. Schools, Investigations Decline
Budget constraints and staff shortages reduced capacity at the agency that investigates criminal behavior in public schools, according to the…