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To Run the British Museum, You’ll Get $275,000 and a Host of Problems
The museum is seeking a new leader to manage the fallout from recent thefts and demands to return contested items.…
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‘Gas-Station Heroin’ Sold as Dietary Supplement Alarms Health Officials
Tianeptine, found at convenience stores, at smoke shops and online, can mimic an opioid. It is among a growing class…
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World
‘The World I Knew Before Is Gone’: Ecuador Reels After Days of Unrest
Violence in prisons and cities has gripped the country in fear. The military has been ordered to take on the…
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The Saxophone Master Shabaka Hutchings Is on a Fresh Journey: Flutes
The British musician is an artist in residence at Winter Jazzfest in New York this week, playing an instrument group…
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News
The Biggest Ape That Ever Lived Was Not Too Big to Fail
Fossil teeth reveal Gigantopithecus was doomed by a changing environment and an inflexible diet.
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Ancient Skeletons Give Clues to Modern Medical Mysteries
DNA fragments from thousands of years ago are providing insights into multiple sclerosis, diabetes, schizophrenia and other illnesses.
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E. Leo Milonas, Lion and Defender of the New York Bench, Dies at 87
As an administrator of courts in New York State and New York City, he championed judicial independence and defendants’ rights…
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Business
The Big Bitcoin Tease
A bogus social media post declaring that the S.E.C. had approved an E.T.F. tied to the cryptocurrency caused prices to…
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World
How the War With Hamas Has Damaged Israel’s Tech Firms and Economy
Israel’s technology sector, a key part of the economy, has been jolted by worker shortages and funding fears, which could…
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World
Knife Attacker Hoped to End South Korean’s Presidential Bid, Police Say
The suspect had planned the attack last week on the country’s opposition leader for months, the police said, and had…