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Monday Briefing
Fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
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At the Met, a Refurbished ‘Bohème’ and an Art Deco ‘Ballo’
A gift from a board member recently paid for the company to rebuild sets for Franco Zeffirelli’s deathless 1981 production…
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Who Collects Nazi Memorabilia?
More from our inbox: Democratic Judge, Republican Judge. Nonpartisan Judge?When the Defense Dept. Runs a SchoolTriangle Fire Victims: Many Were…
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From ‘Goodfellas’ to ‘Flower Moon’: How Scorsese Has Rethought Violence
The director was long identified with ornately edited set pieces. In “The Irishman” and his latest film, the flourishes have…
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What Most American Schools Do Wrong
Which country has the best education system? Since 2000, every three years, 15-year-olds in dozens of countries have taken the…
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A Brief History of a Problematic Appetizer
Americans didn’t always have an appetite for squid. As recently as 1970, U.S. fishermen caught squid mostly by mistake, and…
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World
U.S. Sends More Missile Defense Systems to Middle East
The U.S. military said it would send more missile defense systems to the Middle East in response to “escalations” from…
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World
Crossings at the U.S. Southern Border Are Higher Than Ever
It is the third record-setting year in a row, during a time when migration around the world is at historic…
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The Path to Reducing Pedestrian Deaths Is Steep but Straight
Last year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, more than 7,500 pedestrians were killed while walking on U.S. roadways.…
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Business
Treasury Report Shows $1.7 Trillion Deficit
The widening gap between what the government spends and what it earns comes as Congress continues to spar over the…