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Janis Paige, Star of Broadway’s ‘The Pajama Game,’ Is Dead at 101
She first made her mark in the all-star 1944 movie “Hollywood Canteen” before finding acclaim on the musical stage. Movie…
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When Anti-Fur Protesters Are at the Front Door
The designer Marc Jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur — which he claims his brand stopped using in…
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Are Wedding Sneakers the Ultimate Power Flex?
Rupert Murdoch’s fifth marriage, this time to Elena Zhukova, seemed a casual affair, though some disapproved of the suit-sneaker combination.
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Julio Torres and Friends Toast Their Latest Bizarro Creation
The writer and director celebrated with a roomful of comedians on the rise before an advance screening of “Fantasmas,” his…
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Holocaust Museums Debate What to Say About the Israel-Hamas War
Students are bringing up antisemitic tropes and asking survivors and docents: What is Palestine? Is there a genocide in Gaza?
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Brexit Champion Says He’ll Run for Parliament, Jolting U.K. Election
Nigel Farage, an anti-immigration campaigner and Trump ally, reversed a pledge not to run. His Reform U.K. party hopes to…
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Floods Break Dams and Submerge Highways in Southern Germany
Several towns declared states of emergency and evacuated citizens as water submerged streets and highways and derailed a high-speed train.
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Nigel Farage Says He Will Run in U.K. Election, in Blow to Conservatives
The champion of Brexit reversed his previous pledge not to stand for Parliament, in a boost to his Reform Party,…
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Trump’s Harder Line on Immigration Appears to Resonate, Polls Show
As the 2024 presidential election ramps up, here is what polls say about public views on the growing number of…
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Larry Bensky, a Fixture of Left-Wing Radio, Is Dead at 87
A self-described activist-journalist, he was for many years the national affairs correspondent for the community-focused Pacifica network.