A Small American Bomb Killing Palestinians by the Dozen in Gaza

A Small American Bomb Killing Palestinians by the Dozen in Gaza

An American-made, precision guided bomb that homes in on specific targets and, ideally, limits civilian casualties, was used in airstrikes in Gaza that killed dozens of Palestinians, including women and children. The weapon, the GBU-39, or small-diameter bomb, was used in an attack at a former United Nations school on …

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The British Aren’t Coming. They’re Here.

The British Aren’t Coming. They’re Here.

The news business is in upheaval. A presidential election is barreling down the pike. Facing financial challenges and political division, several of America’s largest news organizations have turned over the reins to editors who prize relentless reporting on a budget. And they all happen to be British. Will Lewis, a …

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Can Big Art Make It in Las Vegas? Urs Fischer Weighs In.

Can Big Art Make It in Las Vegas? Urs Fischer Weighs In.

The Swiss artist Urs Fischer suggests beginning our day together with coffee in the Village. Not the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village — on the edge of which he lived from the mid aughts until several years ago, commuting to giant studios in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Long Island City, …

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The Napoleon of Your Living Room

The Napoleon of Your Living Room

Gary Friedman hates meetings. A 66-year-old with apparently limitless energy and a perpetual tan, Mr. Friedman is the chief executive of RH, one of the country’s largest high-end furniture sellers, and he never holds meetings. Instead, he convenes “adventures.” To the untrained eye, these look and sound a lot like …

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