A group of 20, mostly out-of-towners, traveling to Miami at this time of year were typically referred to as spring breakers. But for our purposes, Boston Celtics. The reward for beating the Milwaukee Bucks in a tough seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals series is a date in the conference finals with the #1 seeded. Miami HeatFrom …
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TAMPA, Fla. — The strongest episode in baseball history – one to four, anyway – looks daunting again. Four American East League teams have scored more than 90 victories last season, a first in divisional games dating back to 1969. Now the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are back …
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An ice sheet has collapsed in the eastern part of the continent for the first time since satellites began observing Antarctica nearly half a century ago, scientists said. The collapse of the 450 square mile Conger ice shelf in a part of the continent called Wilkes Land occurred in mid-March. It was first detected by …
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Sumy Sadurni, a prolific photojournalist who documented human rights struggles, political resistance and gender issues in East Africa with a sharp and candid lens, died on March 7 in Kampala, Uganda. She was 32 years old. His brother, Jorge Sadurni Carrasco, said he died in a car accident. Freelance Ms. Sadurni has traveled the world …
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Museum officials announced on Tuesday that the Metropolitan Museum of Art is planning a $40 million initiative to renovate the Ancient Near East and Cyprus galleries. The collection includes some of the institution’s best-known ancient artifacts from the eastern Mediterranean coast to Iran, including a pair of tall lamassu sculptures – winged lions with human …
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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Georgetown, Syracuse, St. In the formative years of the Big East Conference, when John’s, Villanova, and their siblings began to turn against each other, men’s basketball games were still played in undersized group boxes with crooked floors. , foaming fans and regular sharp elbow changes. It was called the atmosphere. In …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jordan Palmer envisioned a version of the scene months ago where he greets Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen late Sunday afternoon. The crucial moment of the most critical move of the most critical game of the Bills season, and whether they would win – whether they would relinquish the divisional title to New …
Nai-Ni Chen, dancer and choreographer Nai-Ni Chen Dance Troupe The artist, who has combined traditional Chinese and contemporary influences in performances across the United States and overseas for 30 years, died in a swimming accident while vacationing in Hawaii on Sunday. He was 62 years old. The incident occurred off Kailua Beach in Oahu. Her …
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That spring, just a few months later, Mr. Kushner successfully forced his father-in-law to start his own business. First international trip to a summit in RiyadhThe Saudi capital where the president was photographed participating in a traditional sword dance. At the same time, Mr. Kushner personally helped negotiate a 10-year deal. Saudi Arabia will buy …
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MOSCOW — The Russian military acknowledged Tuesday that it conducted an anti-satellite weapons test that destroyed a target in orbit, sending a vast cloud of debris surrounding Earth and forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to seek shelter. The announcement comes after a day of silence about sophisticated weapons testing in Moscow amid already …
In 2017, Columbia University-trained oral historian Svetlana Kitto, who writes frequently about art, found herself at the Gordon Robichaux gallery researching a catalog for “Objects/Time/Proposals,” an installation by artist Ken Tisa. Encountering the name Sara Penn over and over again? Who was he? Those with a long memory for fashion may remember Sara Penn as …
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Across much of the Atlantic Ocean, from Cuba to Texas and Florida to Newfoundland, hurricanes and tropical storms have flooded streets, cut off electricity and wreaked havoc on cities this year. Storms are also reviving in the Northeast Pacific: There have been 16 named storms so far this year, including six hurricanes with more than …
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