Celebrities are publicly disavowing an event for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A report claimed stars such as Dionne Warwick and Martin Sheen would attend a pricey gala hosted by a super PAC backing Mr. Kennedy’s third-party candidacy.
Published by By Rebecca Davis in U.S.
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Americans love a good scammer. Frederick Cook, polar explorer and would-be oil tycoon, is the perfect fit for our age — 83 years after his death.
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The tree was supposed to be strong and whole, to stand for my mother in her absence. Now it was just another broken thing.
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The accusations made by Russia’s ambassador to Serbia were the latest efforts by Moscow to thwart a diplomatic campaign to lure Serbia out of Russia’s orbit.
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Russia said it now had full control of the eastern town of Marinka. On Tuesday, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a Russian ship.
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It has not snowed in New York in a very long time. But onstage at Lincoln Center, inside a shop display, and in a busker’s saxophone, there are flakes to be found.
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Plus, Aleksei Navalny’s transfer to a remote prison.
publicat de By Amelia Nierenberg