Work
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World
Why the “Mother of the Atomic Bomb” Never Won a Nobel Prize
There is a memorable scene in “Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster film about the building of the atomic bomb, in which Luis…
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World
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines…
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World
‘Celebrate Jaap!’ the Philharmonic Says as a Maestro Departs
The final season of Jaap van Zweden’s brief tenure as music director in New York began with a new suite…
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World
Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works.
‘We’re getting no support on this national crisis,’ Mayor Eric Adams said in September at a town-hall-style gathering on Manhattan’s…
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World
The Gilgo Beach Suspect May Have Hunted Them. Now They’re Key Witnesses.
Investigators are talking to women behind bars who worked as escorts and had encounters with the suspect, Rex Heuermann. They…
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World
A Nobel Prize Might Lower a Scientist’s Impact
A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel…
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Obituaries
Nancy Van de Vate, Composer and Advocate for Women in Music, Dies at 92
An American who settled in Vienna, she had a prolific career in contemporary classical music and broke gender barriers in…
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World
One Way to Help Teacher Salaries Go Further: Free Housing
With affordable housing scarce, one Connecticut child care center is providing its staff with rent-free homes designed by Yale architecture…
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World
In the Faroe Islands, Art, Food and Fashion Take a Cue From Nature
Huddled in the North Atlantic between Iceland, Scotland and Norway, the Faroes — an 18-island archipelago and self-governing nation within…
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Newyork
Ja’Tovia Gary Sets Her Sights on Love
The experimental artist discusses Black Southern storytelling, the blues and the guilt-free pleasures of a romance novel.