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Newyork
The Supreme Court Is Not as Politicized as You May Think
With the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, we will see and hear much debate lavished on blockbuster cases — the controversial opinions that play an outsize role in the public’s perception of the court and that tend to split the justices, and the ...
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US
What Can Patrick McHenry, the Interim Speaker, Do?
Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker. But he does not have the power to run the chamber.
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Newyork
Biden and America’s Big Green Push
A year ago, defying predictions that President Biden’s agenda was dead in the water, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. The I.R.A. is sort of the Holy Roman Empire of legislation — as in being neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. That is ...
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Books
Lily Allen’s Second Act
Lily Allen didn’t know why she agreed to be interviewed for this article. On a recent morning, sitting outside a London cafe, the British singer said she had paused earlier for a moment of reflection. “I was like, ‘Why am I doing this?,’” she said ...
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Books
Review: An American Opera Gets the Attention It Needs Abroad
Anthony Braxton’s “Trillium X,” part of a sweeping cycle of operas that began in the 1980s, finally premiered in Prague.
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Newyork
A Celebrity Lesbian Romance Changed My Life. (Even if It Never Happened.)
Social media is rife with fans who believe their fave is secretly queer — and there’s liberation in their fanciful theories.
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Newyork
John Roberts Throws a Curveball
The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The Voting Rights Act has lived to see another day, with implications for 2024 and beyond. The court ruled that Section 2 of the Voting Rights ...
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Books
Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero
Cool and charismatic, Belafonte channeled his stardom into activism. He was a true people person, who knew how to reach, teach and challenge us.
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Books
Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances
While Belafonte’s cinematic output was minimal, he made an impact with each role.
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World
In Prosecution of Turkish Bank, the Supreme Court Issues a Mixed Ruling
The justices rejected key arguments from Halkbank, which is owned by the Turkish government. But they told a lower court to revisit one possible defense.