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Are Activist Short Sellers Misunderstood?
The DealBook newsletter delves into a single topic or theme every weekend, providing reporting and analysis that offers a better…
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For N.F.L. Perfection, a Steep Price
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On a sunny January day nearly 50 years ago, Nick Buoniconti, Jim Kiick and Jake Scott…
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Curling’s Scottish Soundtrack, Delivered by Bagpipers from Beijing
BEIJING — The curling arena darkened and strobe lights blotted the ice. A band of bagpipers marched in almost like…
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Far From the Big City, New Economic Life
GAINESBORO, Tenn. — There is not much to suggest prosperity in Gainesboro, a hamlet of 920 in Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland…
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Business Booms at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores, but Workers Are Left Behind
When Enrique Romero Jr. finishes his shift fulfilling online orders at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Bellingham, Wash., he…
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China’s Hockey Squad Shows a Powerhouse’s Weakness: Team Sports
BEIJING — There may be no team at the Olympic Games with more potential to shock — or shame —…
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Why Are Russians in Beijing if Russia Is Banned for Doping?
BEIJING — The figure skating competition at the 2022 Beijing Olympics was thrown into turmoil on Friday with the revelation…
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Lia Thomas Is Cleared to Swim at N.C.A.A. Championships
The N.C.A.A. on Friday cleared the way for the swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who has turned in the…
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To Frustration of Many, Trudeau Has Moved Slowly With Canada Protests
With the turmoil in Canada only intensifying from a protest movement that has shut down the urban cores of several…
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Slate Struggles to Find Its Identity, and Profit
In early January, two days after an abrupt announcement that the top editor of Slate was stepping down, the publication’s…