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A.O. Scott is a Times critic who writes about literature and ideas. Yes, it’s a campaign slogan, an ideological catchphrase, a monument of political branding rather than rhetorical art. Some readers ...

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A former Bethlehem police officer's appearance on "Love Island USA" came to an end, after less than a week. Sean Reifel was the first contestant sent home after failing to make a ...

Investigators in Washington County, Minnesota, say they've identified the human remains found in two Twin Cities lakes more than three decades ago. Denise Elaine Sexton Hartley, the youngest of 15 ...

Up until this conversation, Max has said nothing online about her album and what led to it. But, as she tells me in the elevator, “the silence has ended.” After a Fourth of July performance she now ...

An electric second half ensured England made a winning start to their World Cup campaign, with Thomas Tuchel's side showing their attacking excellence in a 4-2 victory over Croatia. In a reversal of ...