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President Vladimir V. Putin arrived in Sevastopol for his first visit to the region since its annexation, on a day when Russia was celebrating the anniversary of the triumph over Nazi Germany with nationalist pageantry.
Speaker John A. Boehner’s move came as Democrats struggled with internal disagreements on the latest inquiry into the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, and whether to appoint any of their own members.
President Obama ordered $2 billion in upgrades to federal buildings and said that new Energy Department standards were equivalent to taking 80 million cars off the road.
The last rolling saloons believed to be operating in America, on Metro-North’s New Haven train line, will take their final ride on Friday before being replaced with a new fleet.
The Times shares four notable college application essays about economics and finances from high school seniors.
Caught between the drug dealers and the police in Hazleton, Pa., is a woman with a bad habit.
If ever there were a season to hand out Tony Awards for best wig, from the big hair in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" to a frumpy comb-over in "Rocky," it's this one.
The lunchtime ritual of breaking bread with others is becoming a rarity. For a few artists, the midday meal is a chance to bring everyone to the table for pleasure and conversation.
Candidates lucky enough to win in India can always use their position to recoup the investment — with interest.
“Charles James: Beyond Fashion,” a landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, reveals an artist interested in extremes but with a classical, architectural mien.
Colson Whitehead’s new memoir recounts his adventures at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
This week’s properties include a contemporary in California, a compound in the Adirondacks and a house on a golf course in Florida.
A Long Island woman has customized her beloved 1951 Ford Club Coupe into a rowdy, rumbling ride. “I like to take it down to Ocean Parkway and open it up a bit,” she said. “It’s my therapy.”
Early in his work life, Wayne Jackson, chief of Sonatype, learned how to think big and to think less about the downside of new endeavors.
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