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Carolyn McCarthy, Who Turned a Gunfire Massacre Into a Crusade, Dies at 81

After her husband was killed and her son wounded on a Long Island commuter train in 1993, she went to Congress on a mission to curb gun violence.

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Carolyn McCarthy in 1996 on her way to a news conference after the House of Representatives voted to repeal the ban on assault weapons. Not long afterward, she formally announced that she would run for Congress. (The gun control advocate Jim Brady was to her left.)
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Faith not enough as Kipyegon misses four-minute mile barrier by six seconds

  • 31-year-old Kenyan fails despite high-tech kit and shoes

  • She insists she will be faster next time after Paris ‘trial’

Faith Kipyegon’s dream of following in Sir Roger Bannister’s long footsteps by becoming the first woman to shatter the four-minute barrier for the mile ended with her body soaked in lactic acid and defiance. And, crucially, with the stadium clock at Stade Charléty more than six seconds away from where she had hoped it would be.

The 31-year-old Kenyan arrived in Paris stacked with the latest weapons in track and field’s technological arms race. But having reached the bell in 3mins 1sec, just about on schedule, she found that physiology began to overpower technology.

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© Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

© Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

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Press pouts after Trump’s Iran strike | Reporter Replay

President Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the cease-fire he brokered soon after between Israel and Iran were awesome accomplishments, but much of the media hate him so much, they can only find fault in them. Indeed, they’d prefer he failed — even if Americans suffer as a result. NY Post editorial page editor...

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Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91

Before becoming known as an unusual breed of television correspondent and commentator, he had a long association with President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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The television journalist and commentator Bill Moyers in 2011. He was once described as “a kind of secular evangelist.”
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Anna Wintour steps down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue

For one of the most prominent names in global fashion, this is not the end of her role but rather an elevation

Anna Wintour, one of the most prominent names in global fashion, is seeking a new head of editorial content at American Vogue, the magazine she has directed for 37 years.

British-born Wintour, 75, made the announcement at a staff meeting on Thursday. But hiring a new head of editorial content at American Vogue does not mean the end of her role – rather, it is an elevation.

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© Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

© Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

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