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The 10 biggest disappointments of the young MLB season: Teams, players, decisions to watch

admin9 May 2025

From the underachieving O's to the historically bad Rockies to struggling stars and underwhelming top trade targets, disappointment abounds.

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No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines

admin9 May 2025

How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy? Authoritarianism is harder to recognize than it used to be. Most 21st-century autocrats are elected. Rather than violently suppress opposition like Castro or Pinochet, today’s autocrats convert ...

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What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere

admin9 May 2025

In 2014, the Chinese writer known as Murong Xuecun announced in an essay in The New York Times that he was returning to China to turn himself in to the police. Two weeks earlier, the authorities had arrested three of Mr. Murong’s friends in Beijing ...

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MLB Power Rankings: Tigers on a tear; most impactful in-season moves for each team so far

admin8 May 2025

Every team is making moves. Some of those moves have been more helpful than others.

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A tiny ground in the Arctic Circle with a plastic pitch: Is this really a recipe for calamity for Spurs?

admin8 May 2025

It may not be as cold in northern Norway as some might expect, but getting to grips with the playing surface may still be a challenge

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Can New Weight-Loss Drugs Help in a World Awash in Addictive Foods?

admin7 May 2025

Throughout my life I’ve been fat, thin and various sizes in between. Since I was a kid I’ve gained and lost weight repeatedly, putting on 20 pounds, taking it off, putting on 30 pounds and then losing it again. It has been a cycle of despair. The ...

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Drama, Fashion and Cigarettes: Internet Casts Pop Gaze on Pope’s Selection

admin7 May 2025

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes about the secretive gathering of cardinals in Vatican City.

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As Timberwolves march on, Anthony Edwards races against past, present and future

admin7 May 2025

The Warriors present another challenge for Edwards. And another legend for him to take down.

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The Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives

admin7 May 2025

When I was 14, I spent most of my free time doing two things that I loved: I ran a lot, and I played a lot of piano, even though by high school it was clear I’d never really excel at either. Once, as a friend and I did the customary prerace walk of a ...

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G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money

admin7 May 2025

States have long used taxes on hospitals and nursing homes to increase federal matching funds. If Republicans end the tactic, red states could feel the most pain.

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