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This Summer’s Sleeper TV Hit: ‘Your Honor’
Once again, a show with little following has become hugely popular once it starts streaming on Netflix.
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Newyork
Orlando Cepeda, Baseball Slugger Known as the Baby Bull, Dies at 86
Only the second Puerto Rican native elected to the Hall of Fame, he hit 379 home runs but later served time in prison on a drug-smuggling charge.
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Newyork
Mark James, ‘Suspicious Minds’ Songwriter, Is Dead at 83
He wrote hit songs recorded by Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Willie Nelson and other artists.
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Books
‘Hit Man’ Says Contract Killers Aren’t Real. Here’s the Truth.
The romantic shenanigans are the stuff of Hollywood, but the film’s fake contract killer is based on a real man profiled in a Texas Monthly article.
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Newyork
Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All
Richard Linklater’s latest movie, “Hit Man,” is a bit of a departure for the director, who has made some of the most acclaimed and influential indie films of the last 30-plus years. The movie, which stars the ascendant Glen Powell, is about a mild ...
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World
Cyclone Remal Tears Through India and Bangladesh, Killing at Least 23
The storm, the first of the season, hit the South Asian countries after weeks of intense heat. Millions were left without power.
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Newyork
Clarence Henry, New Orleans R&B Star Known as the Frogman, Dies at 87
A local hero in his hometown, he was best known for his hit “Ain’t Got No Home,” which showcased the vocal versatility that earned him his nickname.
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Newyork
Vic Davalillo, First Venezuelan to Win a Gold Glove, Is Dead
Over 16 seasons in the major leagues, he won two World Series titles in the 1970s and had a reliable bat.
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World
Israeli Airstrike Hits Marketplace in Gazan Refugee Camp, Killing Dozens
Searching for survivors in the rubble.Credit...Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesFirefighters battling a blaze after the strike.Credit...Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAn Israeli airstrike ripped through a crowded ...
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World
Earthquakes in Afghanistan Kill Nearly 200, Officials Say
Two 6.3-magnitude quakes were followed by several large aftershocks, devastating entire villages in the western part of the country.