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Mike Krzyzewski discusses Duke, Dean Smith and future of college basketball

DURHAM, N.C. — In March 1980, in his introductory press conference as the men’s basketball head coach at Duke, a 33-year-old Mike Krzyzewski was asked by a reporter to confirm the spelling of his last name.

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8 FAQs about NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race, answered by venue president Julie Giese

CHICAGO — “NASCAR is doing... what?”

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Scientists find worrisome lesions on endangered southern resident orcas

SEATTLE — Amid human-made barriers to finding adequate food, hearing or communicating with each other, the endangered southern resident orcas may have seen an increase in the prevalence of skin disease, according to a new study.

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POINT: State of the republic — precarious

The state of the republic is precarious, but I am hopeful that democracy will prevail because it is resilient. We the people have faced serious threats in the past, including even a Civil War, and we have overcome them. We must continue to pass laws to strengthen our democracy in…

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Invasive spotted lanternfly’s voracious march south expected to hit Baltimore hard this summer

At Harford County’s Fiore Winery, a plush toy version of the spotted lanternfly greets patrons entering the tasting room.

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Commentary: The pay-cut president prolongs people’s pain

The Biden administration has a proclivity for choosing people with abysmal track records for top political appointments. Consider Jared Bernstein.

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On Gardening: Luminary tall garden phlox brings in bees, birds and butterflies

Making its debut this year is Luminary Sunset Coral tall garden phlox. I grew it last year as part of Proven Winners' garden writer trial program and fell madly in love with it. The color is electrifying in the garden — so thrilling in fact, that I just had to…

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COUNTERPOINT: Decline in religion doesn’t bode well for the republic

Over the last several decades, a growing number of Americans have abandoned their faith — usually Christianity — to join the ranks of the nonreligious. These “Nones” describe themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.” Some may shrug at this, but you don’t have to be religious to know…

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Editorial: The Adams/Banks report card: The year in review as school breaks for the summer

The NYC school year ending today is the first in which Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks were in charge from start to finish. It was also the first since the 2018-2019 year that wasn’t significantly shaped by COVID.

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Editorial: For the people: Dick Ravitch: A New Yorker who made the city better for everyone

In 1989, our headline was “For the Democrats: Dick Ravitch” in endorsing the businessman and former MTA chair for mayor as a highly qualified contender when our indecisive forebearers couldn’t pick between frontrunners Ed Koch and David Dinkins. Ravitch got clobbered, winning 4% in his only bid for elected office,…

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Editorial: Safeguarding the vote: Chief Justice John Roberts defends democracy by rejecting a crazy state legislature concept

No, state legislatures do not have almost unchecked authority regarding federal elections; state courts are empowered to decide whether the district lines legislators draw and the voting laws they write are consistent with state constitutions and legally created independent commissions and other entities having legitimate roles as well. That was…

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We’re older than we used to be, especially in these states

The median age rose in almost every state last year, census estimates show, continuing a long-term trend that is pushing states to prepare for aging populations.

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Commentary: Lawmakers: Plagiarism-R-Us

Plagiarism (noun): the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.

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‘This is the existential crisis’: A push for climate change education

When wildfires and smoke swept through Oregon in 2020, Lyra Johnson’s family made plans to evacuate their home near Portland. Johnson, then 14, was told she might have to quickly learn to drive — despite not having a license — in order to get her grandmother to safety.

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‘A person of integrity’: Family carries on legacy of Army pilot Norman Flecker 25 years after death in Korea

It’s been nearly 25 years since Penny Flecker looked through the glass door of her west Columbia home and found a woman dressed in an Army uniform. Her mind raced to her identical twin sons, Norman and Alex.

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F.D. Flam: Don’t squander a key advance in fertility research

When scientists announced at a conference last week that they had created synthetic human embryos, it felt like something from Brave New World. News coverage conjured up images of scientists creating new human life in an unnatural way and then using it to conduct experiments.

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Jay Ambrose: Is China figuring on owning Cuba?

Watch out for China because, listen, this nuclearized, troop-laden, threatening, ultra-aggressive military monster has just come up with another warning of evil intent. It is negotiating with Cuba about a joint military training and enhanced intelligence center 100 miles from Florida. The center would no doubt host vast numbers of…

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The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in

Federal regulators want most patients to see a health care provider in person before receiving prescriptions for potentially addictive medicines through telehealth — something that hasn’t been required in more than three years.

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Lionel Laurent: Ukraine allies shouldn’t overplay their hand on Putin

For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is fighting to defend the home front and not the frontline. He looks weaker, humiliated and more distracted than before mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin mounted his short-lived challenge, boosting the morale of Kyiv and allies amid a grueling counter-offensive…

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Editorial: Anyone else dreading July 1, when Florida loosens its gun laws?

Anyone with good sense in Florida is dreading July 1.

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Florida Rep. Bean, who moonlighted as perfume salesman, returns to Hill as member

Aaron Bean came to the Hill more than two decades ago to be formally trained as a staffer through a yearlong program operated by the now-closed Legislative Studies Institute, starting out in the office of Florida Republican Sen. Connie Mack III, the grandson of the legendary baseball manager of the…

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Editorial: Republicans are too reckless for even this Supreme Court

With Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper, the reckless, anti-democratic arrogance of North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders finally hit a wall.

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Despite shootings, poll finds Seattle residents think schools are generally safe

In the past school year, the Seattle Public Schools community mourned the loss of a 17-year-old senior who was shot in the hallways of Ingraham High School. More recently, gun violence near Garfield and Nova high schools propelled school closures and lockdowns.

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Advocates call for 911 changes. Police have mixed feelings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A mountain of evidence shows police often fail to respond properly to people experiencing a mental health crisis. It can lead to avoidable deaths and criminalization of mental illness, especially among people of color.

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He had no heartbeat for 70 minutes. CPR saved his life

When David Mills of Vista, California, went into cardiac arrest on April 8, it took 70 minutes of CPR to restore his regular heartbeat.

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