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A Young Basketball Player and a Coach Found Each Other Just in Time
Arthur Dukes Jr. played in pickup basketball games whenever he could, which is why he showed up for an open-gym session at Public School 92 in Harlem one evening last year. At 21, he was living at home in a two-bedroom apartment with his parents and ...
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How Much Is Biden’s Support of Israel Hurting Him With Young Voters?
Donald Trump leads him among those 18 to 29, a new poll shows.
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American Students Outperformed the Rest of the World During the Pandemic
By now, you’ve probably registered the alarm that pandemic learning loss has produced a “lost generation” of American students. This self-lacerating story has formed the heart of an indictment of American school policies during the pandemic ...
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Sports
Once Underdogs, They’re Still Playing With Chips on Their Shoulders
No. 2-seed Marquette was picked ninth of 11 teams in the Big East preseason poll. The Golden Eagles’ point guard, Tyler Kolek, hasn’t forgotten.
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Newyork
There’s No Real Ceiling for Federal Debt? I’m Not So Sure.
I’ve written and spoken respectfully about believers in modern monetary theory over the years, so some M.M.T.-ers were taken aback when I seemed to dismiss their ideas in my newsletter last week. I wrote, “Unless you subscribe to modern monetary ...
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Sports
The Super Bowl Betting Line Flipped Overnight. What Happened?
After Kansas City and its injured stars were installed as a slim favorite, the early money poured in on Philadelphia.
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Newyork
Republicans Are Riding High on ‘Place-Based Resentment’
Rural America has become the Republican Party’s life preserver. Less densely settled regions of the country, crucial to the creation of congressional and legislative districts favorable to conservatives, are a pillar of the party’s strength in the ...
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News
Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move
Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said she was leaning toward a quarter-point move at the central bank’s Feb. 1 meeting.
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Sports
Georgia Beats Ohio State in Semifinal on Last-Minute Touchdown
Georgia scored in the final minute of the game, and Ohio State missed a field goal in the first minute of 2023.
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Sports
N.F.L. Week 13 Predictions: Our Picks for Each Game
Kansas City and the Bengals revisit last season’s A.F.C. championship, the Commanders and Giants battle for playoff seeding, and the Dolphins offense gets its stiffest test yet against the 49ers defense.
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