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After Help From Kenyan Police Is Blocked, Haitians Ask: What Now?

Gangs have taken over entire neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital, and killings have more than doubled in the past year, but for the organizers of the Port-au-Prince Jazz Festival, the show…

Health

Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82

Kyle C. Garrison

Jon Franklin, an apostle of narrative short-story-style journalism whose own work won the first Pulitzer Prizes awarded for feature writing and explanatory journalism, died on Sunday in Annapolis, Md. He…

Politics

Mike Macdonald lets the Ravens defense do his talking

Kyle C. Garrison

If Mike Macdonald’s ascent to one of the NFL’s hottest coordinators and a legitimate head-coaching candidate feels meteoric, that’s probably because he has never embraced the art of self-promotion.The 36-year-old…

Science and Technology

23andMe Breach Targeted Jewish and Chinese Customers, Lawsuit Says

Kyle C. Garrison

The genetic testing company 23andMe is being accused in a class-action lawsuit of failing to protect the privacy of customers whose personal information was exposed last year in a data…

Investments and Business

Edward E. Crutchfield, 82, Dies; Banker’s Deals Reshaped the Industry

Kyle C. Garrison

Edward E. Crutchfield, who grew a small North Carolina bank into one of the nation’s largest through a deal-making spree that earned him the nickname Fast Eddie and helped establish…

Politics

Middle East Crisis: Live Updates

Kyle C. Garrison

A ruling on Friday by the International Court of Justice on charges of genocide against Israel had deep historical resonance for both Israelis and Palestinians. But it lacked immediate practical…

Health

How Worcester Polytechnic Institute Weathered a Spate of Suicides

Kyle C. Garrison

“Were you burned out,” I asked.Her face was flat. “I still am,” she said. “Yeah. Yes, and I still am.” Worcester is famous for the snow dumps it receives in…

Politics

Why Caitlin Clark could pose a dilemma for Team USA at the Olympics

Kyle C. Garrison

USA Basketball will be seeking its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal this summer with the first step coming at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Antwerp, Belgium, from Feb. 8-11. The…

Science and Technology

Fake Explicit Taylor Swift Images Swamp Social Media

Kyle C. Garrison

Fake, sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift likely generated by artificial intelligence spread rapidly across social media platforms this week, disturbing fans who saw them and reigniting calls from lawmakers…

Investments and Business

Taking on Trump, Biden Promotes ‘Infrastructure Decade’ in Wisconsin

Kyle C. Garrison

Consumer confidence is up. Fears of a recession are abating. The economy is growing. And a corroded bridge in Wisconsin is receiving more funding.It is a wintry mix of positive…