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A chaotic end to the group stage sends Brazil and Switzerland to the knockout round.

The chaos that governed the first three days of World Cup group-stage finales did not bypass Group G on Friday…

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Woman Burned by Chemical Thrown in Her Face at Brooklyn Subway Stop

The attack, which occurred early Friday at a subway station in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, left the victim in critical but stable…

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Freddie Roman,Who Brought Catskill Comedy to Broadway, Dies at 85

Bored with selling shoes, he became a comedian in the 1960s and later conceived the hit show “Catskills on Broadway.”…

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How a Good Book Became the ‘Richest’ of Holiday Gifts

As Christmas came to be celebrated in the home, choosing the right volume was a way to show intimate understanding…

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A Sugarplum’s Swan Song

It began with a dream. Sterling Hyltin, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, was starting to prepare for…

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Julia Reichert, Documentarian of the Working Class, Dies at 76

She took home, to Ohio, a 2019 Oscar for “American Factory,” and in a long career teaching and making films,…

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At the State Dinner, Jill Biden Revives the Oscar de la Renta Tradition

The first lady returns to a tentpole of White House image-making.

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At 26, the Conductor Klaus Mäkelä’s Star Keeps Rising and Rising

Having assumed the podium of three major orchestras and appeared on the world’s prestigious stages, he debuts next at the…

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The Rats Are Absolutely Going to Hate the New Sanitation Commissioner

“The rats are absolutely going to hate this announcement. But the rats don’t run this city, we do.” When Jessica…

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Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91

He drew the best from complex instruments at Riverside Church in Manhattan, at countless recitals and on the “Hour of…

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