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And @benshpigel is excited to be joining the Live team.
We’re excited to announce that @benshpigel will be joining the Live team. nytco.com/press/a-new-role-f…
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Fern Turkowitz enjoyed a 47-year career at The NY Times in which she ran the Sports Dept. If you had an issue, she solved it. If you had a question, she answered it. Forever an ally, Fern did everything with a caring touch. She passed away on Sunday. RIP to a great friend. 🙏
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This one hurts to the core: farewell Larry Brooks, whose genius & talent as a writer was surpassed only by his love of family, passion for hockey, and generosity of spirit in mentoring generations of colleagues better for his wisdom and great good company. nypost.com/2025/11/13/sports…
"Rickey Nelson Henley was born in Chicago in the back seat of his family’s Oldsmobile on Christmas morning in 1958."
RIP, Man of Steal
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I haven’t been this excited about a new book in a long time. Congrats to my friend @ScottMillerBbl!! hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
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The New York Times Fellowship is now accepting applications for its 2025-26 class. The program offers early career journalists the opportunity to work in the newsroom for one year. nytco.com/press/applications…
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We are thrilled to announce that Andy Das, a versatile, unflappable editor, is taking on a deputy editor role on Live. nytco.com/press/new-role-for…
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There will never be another Pete Rose. My obit for @TheAthletic on a man whose boundless competitive zeal made him one of the most triumphant and tragic figures in the history of sports: nytimes.com/athletic/5807687…
Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted following a federal corruption investigation: nytimes.com/live/2024/09/25/…
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We're delighted to share that Melissa Hoppert, a breaking news impresario and stylish writer, will be the next editor of Express. nytco.com/press/a-new-editor…
I have read hundreds, if not thousands, of @tylerkepner's stories over the last two decades. Without a doubt, this is one of my favorites:
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"The crux of the letter is a four-paragraph metaphor comparing the president to the Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez, a Hall of Famer who was left on the mound for the eighth inning of Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS despite being tired." nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/po…
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Pete Wells, brilliant over his 12 years as chief restaurant critic, has decided to move on to a new role in the newsroom. nytco.com/press/pete-wells-i…
