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Harriet Pattison, 94, Dies; Landscape Architect With a Tie to Louis Kahn
After having a son with the famous architect, she built a career, often collaborating with Mr. Kahn on projects, including…
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World
Harvey Awards to Induct 6 New Hall of Fame Members
The inductees will be honored at New York Comic Con on Oct. 13. Five are from the world of superheroes,…
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Opinion
In America, Not Having a College Degree Can Take Years Off Your Life
By many measures, the U.S. economy is thriving: Unemployment stands close to the 50-year low set in April, the fraction…
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Science
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Electrons
Their work “allows us to address fundamental questions” such as the time scale of the photoelectric effect for which Einstein…
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World
China Is Suffering a Brain Drain. The U.S. Isn’t Exploiting It.
China’s brightest minds, including tech professionals, are emigrating, but many are not heading to America. We spoke to them to…
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U.S.
What to Know About Laphonza Butler, Newsom’s Appointee to the Senate
Ms. Butler, 44, was chosen on Sunday to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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U.S.
They Accidentally Bought the Wrong House. So They Made It the Right House.
After becoming the inadvertent owners of a crumbling building in rural Scotland, a couple spent five years reviving it. With…
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Science
Why the “Mother of the Atomic Bomb” Never Won a Nobel Prize
There is a memorable scene in “Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster film about the building of the atomic bomb, in which Luis…
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World
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines…
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World
‘Celebrate Jaap!’ the Philharmonic Says as a Maestro Departs
The final season of Jaap van Zweden’s brief tenure as music director in New York began with a new suite…
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