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Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies

He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.

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Mr. Wiseman in an undated photo. “I don’t know if I can offer a general definition of what I’m doing,” he said in 2011, “except to say I’m trying to create dramatic structures out of ordinary experience.”
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Progress in Guthrie Case Is Fitful as Search Enters Its Third Week

Late-night bursts of activity have yielded few visible results as investigators hunt for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of a “Today” show host. The sheriff said Monday that her children and their spouses are not suspects.

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Hopes have soared with each apparent break, but Nancy Guthrie is still missing.
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Senators Meet Zelensky With Hopeful Message on Sanctions

During their visit, a pair of Democratic senators made the case for Congress to impose harsh penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.

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Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, left, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, center, visiting Kyiv on Monday.
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2 Killed in Shooting at High School Hockey Game in Rhode Island

The shooter was also dead, apparently by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said. The shooting, which the police described as a “targeted event,” happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket.

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State Police outside the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink, after a shooting in Pawtucket, R.I., on Monday.
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As Guthrie Case Grips Nation, One Police Chief Reflects on His Time in the Spotlight

“It’s probably something that no one ever expects to happen in their career,” said James Fry, who was the police chief in Moscow, Idaho, when four students were killed there in 2022.

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Moscow, Idaho, faced intense national attention after the 2022 killings of four students at the University of Idaho.
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Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances

He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future.

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In “The Godfather,” Robert Duvall played a lawyer advising a band of Italians who respect his counsel but don’t consider him a trusted insider.
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Robert Duvall, ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ Actor, Dies at 95

An Oscar winner, he was known for disappearing into wide-ranging roles in movies like “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather” and in the television series “Lonesome Dove.”

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In a long and varied career, Robert Duvall was nominated for seven Academy Awards for acting, and won once.
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Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.

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Moderna says it plans to pull back on late-stage studies of some of its experimental vaccines.
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Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not

As Meta smart glasses capture scenes in restaurants for social media, service workers and customers are becoming captive participants.

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Dining rooms once plagued by camera flashes are now host to more discreet devices that can capture the meal: smart glasses.
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Columbia Punishes 2 Who Helped Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Dental College

The release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples through the worlds of business, politics and academia, including at Columbia, where he helped his girlfriend gain entry.

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Columbia University said it will be donating money to nonprofits that work with survivors of sexual abuse after it disclosed that Jeffrey Epstein helped his girlfriend bypass admission standards.
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The Quiet Architect of Trump’s Global Trade War

Jamieson Greer, a low-key lawyer from a working-class background, is rewriting the rules of the global economy at the president’s behest.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, has quietly navigated the demands of an unpredictable president.
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Rage. Grief. Anxiety. The New Mood in Iran.

In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.

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A billboard showing the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, alongside the Islamic Republic’s founding leader, in Tehran, Iran, last month.
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Kansas Town Supports Mayor Charged With Voting Illegally

The Mexican-born mayor of Coldwater was accused of voting illegally as a noncitizen. Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off.

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Former Mayor Joe Ceballos of Coldwater, Kan., was born in Mexico and came to the United States when he was 4 years old.
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Trial Begins for Father of Teen Charged in Georgia School Shooting

Prosecutors say Colin Gray is criminally culpable after his teenage son killed two students and two teachers with a rifle that had been a Christmas gift.

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Community members embrace in front of Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., in September 2024.
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