BROOKLYN, N.Y. – One of the most frustrating aspects of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” is that the reader never hears from the title character. The story is told entirely from the perspective of Humbert Humbert, a man in his late 30s who kidnaps and repeatedly rapes his 12-year-old stepdaughter. He’s an unreliable narrator who sees […]
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Major indexes staged a late rally on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump announced new measures to fight the coronavirus March 13, 2020, 8:57 PM 2 min read Major indexes staged a late rally on Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump announced new measures to fight the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Netflix debuts a new movie this week based on the aftermath of a real-life Long Island serial killer. “Lost Girls” focuses on the mother of one of the victims. Given her daughter’s connection to the sex industry, the mother realizes she has to convince her local community to care about the disappearance. “Lost Girls” is
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Mr. Sanders overlapped with Mr. Biden in the Senate for just two years, from January 2007, after his election, until Mr. Biden’s ascent to the vice presidency in 2009. Mr. Biden was not around all that much. Then a senator from Delaware and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he spent much of 2007 prepping
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BARCELONA, Spain — Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus Sunday, with lockdowns, curfews and travel restrictions spreading. Soldiers and police sealed the densely populated Philippine capital from most domestic travelers in one of Southeast Asia’s most drastic containment moves. The move mirrored
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As the IOC attempts to keep the 2020 Olympics on schedule, many of the events that determine who would compete in Tokyo have been postponed or canceled. Here is the status of U.S. or world qualifying in many of the Olympic disciplines: ATHLETICS The U.S. Olympic track and field trials are still scheduled for June
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will debate one on one for the first time on Sunday, and Mr. Sanders, who is staying in the Democratic primary race despite a series of defeats, has already telegraphed his strategy. “Joe, what are you going to do?” Mr. Sanders repeatedly
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Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil giant, says its net income dropped by $22.9 billion to $88.2 billion in 2019 March 15, 2020, 7:20 AM 1 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil giant, says its net income dropped by $22.9 billion to $88.2 billion in 2019. The oil firm formally
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Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz offered the first of what he said will be “many steps” he will take to help with the coronavirus pandemic, pledging to donate more than $500,000 to relief efforts By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer March 14, 2020, 8:45 PM 4 min read Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz
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