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Author: Michael S. Rosenwald

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Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

April 30, 2025May 1, 2025Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.

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David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94

April 25, 2025April 26, 2025Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.

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Geoff Capes, World’s Strongest Man, Is Dead at 75

November 6, 2024November 8, 2024Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on Geoff Capes, World’s Strongest Man, Is Dead at 75

He pulled dump trucks, flipped cars and tossed five-pound bricks as if they were Kleenex boxes. Tending to parakeets brought out his gentler side.

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Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87

July 25, 2024July 26, 2024Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87

His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”

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Yael Dayan, Israeli Writer, Politician and Daughter of War Hero, Dies at 85

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on Yael Dayan, Israeli Writer, Politician and Daughter of War Hero, Dies at 85

She was hailed for her books and admired for promoting women’s rights. But her support for a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict angered many.

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Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Dies; Hostage Who Chided Foreign Policy

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Dies; Hostage Who Chided Foreign Policy

A Foreign Service officer, he was one of 52 hostages seized in Iran and held for 444 days. He later challenged the U.S. government to reshape its diplomacy with the Islamic world.

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Thursday Briefing

May 29, 2025Natasha Frost

UK Weighs Sanctions on 2 Israeli Ministers as Gaza Crisis Worsens

May 29, 2025MARK LANDLER

U.S. Pauses Exports of Airplane and Semiconductor Technology to China

May 28, 2025May 29, 2025Ana Swanson

U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says

May 28, 2025May 29, 2025EDWARD WONG

Glacier Collapse in the Swiss Alps Destroys Most of a Village

May 28, 2025Neil Vigdor and Aishvarya Kavi

Thursday Briefing: Aid Chaos Grows in Gaza

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Emmett Lindner

Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides

May 28, 2025Bhadra Sharma and Jonathan Wolfe

RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Want Canada to Save Ostriches on Farm With Avian Flu

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Vjosa Isai

German Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against RWE

May 28, 2025KAREN ZRAICK

UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Lizzie Dearden
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