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Months After a Tragedy, the Chess World Remains Divided www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/a... #Chess
Months After a Tragedy, the Chess World Remains Divided
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January 22, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Why Trump Always Thanks You ‘For Your Attention to This Matter’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/b...
Why Trump Always Thanks You ‘For Your Attention to This Matter’
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January 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Is it the end of the line for one of India’s most distinctive garments?
The bandhgala jacket will no longer be part of the formal uniform for Indian Railways staff, following claims it symbolises a ‘colonial mindset’
Is it the end of the line for one of India’s most distinctive garments?
The bandhgala jacket will no longer be part of the formal uniform for Indian Railways staff, following claims it symbolises a ‘colonial mindset’
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January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Are you reading in sync with the changing seasons?

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Are you reading in sync with the changing seasons?
From summer hammock to winter fireside, books can chime with the seasonal rhythms lying dormant in our crowded lives
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May 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Rhode, the beauty brand founded by Hailey Bieber, has been acquired by E.L.F. Beauty for $800 million in cash and stock.
Rhode, Hailey Bieber’s Beauty Brand, Sells in Billion-Dollar Deal
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May 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Billy Joel has canceled all of his scheduled performances in the United States and Britain because of a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus, according to a statement. Here’s what to know about the ailment, according to experts.
Billy Joel cancels shows due to a brain disorder. Here’s what to know.
Normal pressure hydrocephalus refers to the buildup of fluid around the brain, and it’s treatable, experts say.
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May 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Sebastião Salgado, a celebrated Brazilian photographer whose striking images of humanity and nature in the Amazon rainforest and beyond won him some of the world’s top honors and made him a household name, has died at 81.
Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81
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May 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Johan Helberg woke up because his neighbor was pounding on his door, telling him to look outside. “I thought, who in the world rings the doorbell at 5:45 in the morning? I looked out the window, and he said: ‘Haven’t you seen the ship?’”
Cargo Ship Crashes Into Norway Man’s Backyard
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May 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Joe Kent, top aide to DNI Tulsi Gabbard, ordered rewriting to an intel analysis re Venezuela & TDA so the doc could not be "used against" Trump, adding to concerns about politicizing intel. More emails also emerging.

@julianbarnes.bsky.social Maggie Haberman & me.

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Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump
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May 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a nudge from Pope Francis — put Robert Prevost on the fast track.
Long Drives and Short Homilies: How Father Bob Became Pope Leo
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May 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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President Trump angrily brushed off ethical concerns about accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar to be used as a new Air Force One, saying only someone “stupid” would turn down such an offer.
Trump, Pressed on Qatari Jet, Says Only ‘Stupid’ People Reject Gifts
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May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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A U.S. Navy fighter jet and a tow tractor fell off an aircraft carrier and sank in the Red Sea on Monday after the crew lost control of the plane, the Navy said. One sailor sustained minor injuries.
U.S. Navy Jet Sinks Into Red Sea After Falling Off Aircraft Carrier
One sailor sustained minor injuries, according to the Navy, which is investigating the incident.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Amazon on Tuesday disputed a news report that it planned to display the costs of President Donald Trump’s tariffs to consumers, after White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt condemned the e-commerce giant over the story.
Amazon disputes report after White House accuses it of ‘hostile and political act’
Amazon disputed a news report that it would display import fees, saying staff considered the move on its low-cost Temu competitor, Amazon Haul, but that nothing has been implemented.
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April 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Widespread power outages upended life for millions across Spain and Portugal — and, briefly, parts of France — on Monday.

By Tuesday morning, the outages were mostly over, but their cause was still under investigation. Here's what we know.
What We Know About the Power Outages in Spain and Portugal
Electricity returned to much of Spain and Portugal a day after a blackout affected critical infrastructure. The cause of the outages remained unclear.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals were set to win a federal election Monday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projected, in an extraordinary comeback that was fueled in part by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and attacks on Canada. wapo.st/4iwDZnD
April 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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December 6, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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On the latest issue of my fountain pen newsletter I have an interview with Substacker Chris Moellering

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The Fountain #031 - A Pen Journey Interview
Guest: Chris Moellering
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August 24, 2024 at 11:54 AM
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Take a bow Lando Norris. Sensational lap for pole position.
#DutchGP #FormulaOne
a large group of people are sitting in a stadium applauding and clapping .
Alt: Applause!
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August 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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My credit score dropped when I paid off my car.

My credit score dropped when I paid off my student loans.

The system punishes you for not owing any money.

They told me: "You should get more loans to increase your credit score."

The system is predatory and wants you to be in debt.
May 10, 2024 at 7:52 PM
15 Pens that Engineers Would Definitely Love to Own

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April 15, 2024 at 4:45 AM
March 31, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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Donald Trump is facing converging financial crunches as he and the Republican Party confront a shortfall against President Biden and the Democrats. Here's what he has been doing to raise cash.
How Trump Is Scrambling to Raise Cash
The former president is facing converging financial crunches as he and the Republican Party confront a shortfall against President Biden and the Democrats.
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March 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Former president Donald Trump ratcheted up his dehumanizing rhetoric against immigrants Saturday by saying that some who are accused of crimes are “not people.”

“I don’t know if you call them people,” he said at a rally near Dayton, Ohio. “In some cases they’re not people, in my opinion.”
Trump says some undocumented immigrants are ‘not people’
The presumptive Republican nominee’s comment at a rally Saturday represents an escalation of his long-harsh language about migrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM