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Newyork
Richard Roundtree, Star of ‘Shaft,’ Dies at 81
Richard Roundtree, the actor who redefined African American masculinity in the movies when he played the title role in “Shaft,” one of the first Black action heroes, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81. The cause was pancreatic ...
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Newyork
Trump and Cohen to Meet Again, This Time as Enemies at Trial
Michael D. Cohen once said he would take a bullet for the former president. Instead, he’s giving testimony against him.
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Science
These Starfish Face Extinction. Scientists Are Helping Them Mate.
Scientists estimate that more than 5 billion sunflower sea stars, once a mighty predator, have died in the Pacific Ocean because of warming waters.
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US
Cameo to the Moon, and Back
A start-up that offers fans a way to buy personalized videos from celebrities was supercharged by pandemic boredom and venture capital. All it had to do was grow forever.
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Books
Bad Bunny Looks Back and Hunkers Down
On his fifth solo album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,” the Puerto Rican megastar circles back to where he started.
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Science
The Orion Nebula Is Full of Impossible Enigmas That Come in Pairs
We have discovered a lot in this universe. Planets that orbit stars at right angles. Forbidden worlds that have cheated death. Space explosions that defy explanation. Yet the cosmos continues to surprise us. The latest spectacle, observed by the ...
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Newyork
Can a New Genre of Eco-Thrillers Inspire Climate Action?
Fighting the apocalypse is a timeworn movie trope. But in an era of environmental catastrophe, some filmmakers are creating more down-to-earth heroes.
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Sports
Bronny James, Son of LeBron James, Is Stable After Cardiac Arrest
Bronny, a basketball recruit at the University of Southern California, was stricken during a practice on Monday. He is out of intensive care and in stable condition, his family said.
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Books
Lifted by Lea Michele, ‘Funny Girl’ Recoups on Broadway
The show, which opened in the spring of 2022, has had a remarkable box office turnaround after Michele replaced its original star.
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Science
Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue
Astronomers have found that free-floating planets far outnumber those bound to a host star.