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An Activist Investor Goes Quiet
Bill Ackman wrote that he had “permanently retired” from the most aggressive form of activist investing.Credit...Drew Angerer for The New…
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Wander Franco Knew Exactly Where He Was Headed
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The first thing you notice, up close to Wander Franco, is a tattoo of the Major…
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In Tennis, Racket Smashing Gets Out of Hand
After blowing a golden opportunity to break his opponent’s serve late in the second set of his match on Monday…
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How War in Ukraine Roiled Facebook and Instagram
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, took an unusual step last week: It suspended some of the quality controls that…
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Long Relegated to Back Shelves, L.G.B.T.Q. Romance Is Booming
For years, Lana Popovic Harper wrote novels for a pittance she described as “jars of pennies.” So when her new…
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A Day of World Cup Drama Goes Down to the Last Kick
Algeria’s players were strewn on the turf, their faces covered, their chests heaving. Their coach, Djamel Belmadi, seemed frozen by…
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The Nets are fined $50,000 for letting Kyrie Irving into their locker room.
The N.B.A. fined the Brooklyn Nets $50,000 for allowing guard Kyrie Irving to enter the team’s home locker room during…
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Eluding a Fray of Upsets, Four Powers Remain
The women’s Final Four are crowded with top seeds and familiar faces. There are the reigning champions, No. 1 seed…
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At Sarah Lawrence Cult Trial, Bronx Siblings Describe Their Ordeal
Lawrence V. Ray grunts and screams on the audio recording. He asks for his “sharpest razor,” calls for a hammer…
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Inside Biden’s $5.8 Trillion Wish List
The framing of President Biden’s latest budget proposal was a notable shift from his 2021 pitch.Credit...Kevin Lamarque/ReutersPolicy priorities ...