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Patrick Gottsch, Champion of Rural TV Programming, Dies at 70
After a career as a satellite dish installer, he found success with RFD-TV, a 24-hour cable channel aimed at farmers…
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World
U.S. Strikes Targets in Yemen as Houthis Step Up Attacks on Red Sea Ships
The U.S. military launched airstrikes that destroyed three anti-ship cruise missile launchers in Houthi-controlled Yemen late on Thursday, as the…
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The Magnet Fisherman’s Dilemma: What to Do With $70,000 Before It Disintegrates
James Kane pulled a safe filled with stacks of hundred dollar bills from a creek in Queens. That, it turns…
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Warren Winiarski, Whose Fledgling Cabernet Bested the French, Dies at 95
His $6 bottle of Napa Valley cabernet won a historic tasting in Paris in 1976, astonishing connoisseurs and putting his…
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How Big Tech Is Killing Innovation
Silicon Valley prides itself on disruption: Start-ups develop new technologies, upend existing markets and overtake incumbents. This cycle of creative…
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Tony Lo Bianco, ‘French Connection’ Actor, Is Dead at 87
Once labeled a “natural-born heavy,” he shined onscreen and especially onstage, securing a Tony nomination and winning an Obie Award.
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Harrison White, Groundbreaking (and Inscrutable) Sociologist, Dies at 94
A theoretical physicist-turned-sociologist, he upended his field by focusing on social networks to explain how society works. His writing was…
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A Former Close Friend of Senator Menendez Testifies Against Him
Philip Sellinger, the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, was a guest at Senator Robert Menendez’s wedding in…
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Fumihiko Maki, Honored Architect of Understated Buildings, Dies at 95
A Pritzker Prize winner, he designed notable projects in his native Japan and in the U.S., including 4 World Trade…
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Why the Paramount Deal Talks Failed
After months of negotiations, Shari Redstone walked away from a tie-up with SkyDance. Here’s how a plan to reshape the…