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 ran off the field at the Los …
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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 a vision from another time, or …
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 region. Almost one in …
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 often walks to a …
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 — than China’s men’s hockey squad. Ranked 32nd in the …
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 that Kamila Valieva …
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 top times in the country in two …
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 cities and blocked crucial …
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 staff signed into a …
Your Wednesday Briefing
President Biden said his administration had not verified Russia’s claim that it was pulling troops back.Credit…Al Drago for The New York …