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Business
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Is the No. 1 Album for an Eighth Time
The R&B singer-songwriter has matched Taylor Swift’s run with “Folklore,” the last time a female artist held the No. 1…
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Books
‘S.N.L.’ Gives Comic Voice to the Downed Chinese Spy Balloon
Bowen Yang played the balloon wreckage as it floated off the Eastern Seaboard, in a wide-ranging episode hosted by Pedro…
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Books
‘S.N.L.’ Spoofs Merrick Garland’s Hunt for Classified Documents
Michael B. Jordan hosted an episode that was saved by a couple of commercial parodies.
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Sports
N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks in the Wild-Card Round
The Seahawks will try to find a weakness in the 49er defense, and the Giants look to slip past the…
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Business
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Off Taylor Swift for a Fourth Week at No. 1
Both artists introduced new digital versions of their albums, bringing a tight race to a typically sleepy week on the…
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Sports
With a Win at Home, the Bengals End on a More Positive Note
The Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed in cardiac arrest on the Bengals’ field last week. He is doing better…
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Business
C-SPAN and cable news get a boost from the House speaker spectacle.
The drama of this week’s House speaker vote resembles something out of “Waiting For Godot.” Turns out Americans are tuning…
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Books
‘Ohio State Murders,’ Starring Audra McDonald, to Close on Broadway
The 75-minute memory play by Adrienne Kennedy had been scheduled to run until Feb. 12; it will close on Jan.…
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Sports
With Heavy Hearts, N.F.L. Players Prepare to Go Back to Work
Teams will return to practices on Wednesday, two days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during…
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Sports
Unmotivated Cowboys Beat Unmotivated Titans
Take two teams. Subtract incentive. Result: Thursday night’s game.