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George Santos Swore He’d Never Talk to Me. Then the Phone Rang.

It was just after noon on an early September Saturday when the first call came. It already had been an…

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U.S. and World Leaders Pledge Support for Ukraine ‘for as Long as It Takes’

President Biden has told his counterparts in a number of allied countries that he remains confident that Congress will approve…

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The Hard-Drug Decriminalization Disaster

How soon is too soon to call a progressive and libertarian policy obsession a public policy fiasco? In the case…

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What Happened When a Brooklyn Neighborhood Policed Itself for Five Days

It had been a quiet April afternoon until about a dozen teenagers began running up Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, yelling…

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Bill Saluga, a Memorable Comedic Wiseguy, Is Dead at 85

He played many characters in his career, but he was best known by far for the one who said, “You…

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Don Denkinger, Umpire Remembered for Botched Call, Dies at 86

His reputation as a longtime major-league umpire was overshadowed by a wrong call he made during the 1985 World Series.

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N.Y.P.D. Shoots Man in Mental Distress After Responding to 911 Call

The man, who the police said was holding scissors and a kitchen knife when an officer shot him in the…

Arts

For This American, Self-Discovery Begins at a Ukrainian Call Center

“Calling Ukraine,” a novel by Johannes Lichtman, combines an expatriate story and an office satire.

Sports

Did a Referee’s Call Unfairly Cost the Eagles a Super Bowl Win?

Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry admitted he tugged on the jersey of a Kansas City receiver. But was it really a…

Health

Your Strangest Pet Names, from ‘Soup’ to ‘Sweet Muffin Breath’

A dozen of our readers’ weirdest terms of endearment for and by their loved ones (and their origin stories).

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