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World
Is This Vibrant Democracy in Japan, or Has the Circus Come to Town?
A ridiculous number of candidates are contending to be governor of Tokyo and its surrounding prefecture. Many are not even…
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World
Britain’s Next Prime Minister Has Shown Us Who He Is, and It’s Not Good
The outcome seems predestined. The British Conservative Party, moribund after 14 years in office and struggling to defend its record…
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US
Willie Mays, Birmingham and Rickwood Field: Baseball Honors a Legend in His Hometown
Major League Baseball is in Birmingham to honor the legacy of the Negro Leagues. With Mays’s death, the celebration at…
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World
When Life Gives You Lemons, Get an Online Sex Account
Young, single and broke, a new mom finds creative ways to stay afloat in Rufi Thorpe’s deft comic novel “Margo’s…
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World
Does Gov. Hochul, a Buffalo Native, Really Get New York City?
Governor Hochul is more of an outsider to New York City than most of her predecessors. Critics say that put…
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World
That Much-Despised Apple Ad Could Be More Disturbing Than It Looks
Tech companies are running low on new experiences to offer us. A new ad for the iPad contains revealing hints…
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World
What Is Fair Housing?
There are laws to protect people from discrimination in buying, renting and living in their homes.
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World
Sports Gambling Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Some of the biggest scandals in sports history have revolved around players and gambling. Pete Rose is barred for life…
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World
Apple Says Destructive iPad Ad ‘Missed the Mark’
People in the creative world widely panned a commercial showing a giant hydraulic press squishing objects ranging from paint cans…
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Business
What Will Warren Buffett Bet on Next?
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will gather in Omaha for the conglomerate’s annual meeting on Saturday, with questions about the company’s future.