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2010Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (born 1926)[†]
Leslie William Nielsen was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
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Justice John Paul Stevens said he found the death penalty unconstitutional because of racism, politics and hysteria.
New robots — none of them very human-looking — are being designed to handle a broad range of tasks, despite controversy about the impact on future warfare.
Southern Sudanese will soon hold a referendum to decide if they will split from the north. On the occasion of the vote, Joseph Gatyoung Khan came home.
After the United States and South Korea began naval exercises as a warning to North Korea, China called for a meeting of six nations.
Europe’s finance ministers approved an 85 billion euro bailout and agreed on a fund to rescue indebted nations.
A trove of State Department cables, obtained by WikiLeaks, offers a look at bargaining by embassies, candid views of foreign leaders and assessments of threats.
Cables show how two presidents have dealt with Iran and how President Obama built support for harsher sanctions.
State Department personnel were told to gather the credit card and frequent-flier numbers, schedules and other personal data of foreign officials.
A depleted offense came to life, and a soft defense stiffened, as the Giants eked out a 24-20 victory.
Steve Martin’s new novel follows a heroine with fierce, outsize ambition as she makes her way in New York’s art world.
A Sinatra biography reminds us that from his days with Tommy Dorsey to the end of his Columbia years, Sinatra was a singularly incandescent vocal phenomenon.
George Balanchine’s version of “The Nutcracker,” which returned to Lincoln Center for New York City Ballet’s annual Christmas season, makes us see, hear and breathe faster.