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  1. obits
    Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieb
    Joe Lieberman and the Center That Did Not HoldThe longtime senator and Democratic vice-presidential candidate, who has died at 82, crossed party boundaries and left an uneven legacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    The Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor Left Behind Is Dead, TooHer successors abandoned the principles of pragmatism and compromise she represented.
    By Cristian Farias
  3. obits
    Sandra Day O’Connor Has Died at 93She was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  4. royals
    Queen Elizabeth Was the First Monarch We Thought We KnewCrowned at the dawn of the TV age, she was defined by her distance as much as her ubiquity.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  5. the city politic
    Al Vann, the Brooklyn Progressive Who Reshaped New YorkHis contributions — the institutions he built, the leaders he mentored, and the opening of the system he engineered — will stand the test of time.
    By Errol Louis
  6. obits
    Activist and Weather Underground Member Kathy Boudin, Dead at 78She spent two decades behind bars for her role in a deadly heist, then became a prominent advocate for criminal-justice reform.
    By Chas Danner
  7. obits
    Madeleine Albright Has DiedThe first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State died on Wednesday at 84.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. obits
    Harry Reid and the Power of PersistenceReid’s unlikely climb to power and his record as Senate Democratic leader were a testament to his determined loyalty to his party and his state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. appreciation
    Joan Didion’s Greatest Two-Word SentenceThe power of an ice-cold, unflinching gaze.
    By Molly Fischer
  10. ideas
    David Graeber’s Possible WorldsThe author of Debt and The Dawn of Everything left behind countless admirers and an abiding belief that society could be changed for the better.
    By Molly Fischer
  11. obits
    The Rascal Who Stopped the KlansmanEdwin Edwards went from the governor’s mansion to the penitentiary and back again, saving Louisiana from David Duke.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. obits
    From Fighting Racism to Playing the Power Game, Vernon Jordan Was Hard to BeatHe was the living link between the civil-rights movement and political and corporate elites for decades.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. obits
    Tom Konchalski Was the Last of the Old-School Basketball ScoutsThe legendary high-school basketball talent evaluator died Monday at 74.
    By Joe DeLessio
  14. obits
    Conservative Megadonor Sheldon Adelson May Be the Last of His KindThe casino mogul, who has died at 87, typified the kingmaking role made possible by Citizens United.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. obits
    Ilhan Omar’s Father Has Died From Coronavirus“It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father, Nur Omar Mohamed. No words can describe what he meant to me.”
    By Claire Lampen
  16. obits
    NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter CrashThe 41-year-old superstar, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and as many as seven others died after Bryant’s helicopter crashed outside Los Angeles.
    By Devon Ivie and Chas Danner
  17. obits
    Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic Leader Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68The Baltimore Democrat, a passionate advocate for civil rights, became a foil to Trump, helming multiple investigations into his administration.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. obits
    David Koch’s Monstrous LegacyThe world is burning, and he and his brother own a share of the blame.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. obits
    RIP Mark Kleiman, a Wonk Whose Work MatteredWe’ve lost one of our greatest thinkers on drug and crime policy, just when we need his counsel most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. obits
    Remembering Robert Morgenthau, the History-Making Manhattan DAMorgenthau, the city’s longest-serving district attorney, gave the office a global reach. He died Sunday at 99.
    By Chris Smith
  21. obits
    Thad Cochran Was a Vestige of a Non-Racist Southern GOPThe late senator was one of the last representatives of a southern Republicanism that pre-dated the region’s racial realignment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. obits
    Colin Kroll, HQ Trivia and Vine Co-Founder, Dead at 34From a suspected drug overdose.
    By Devon Ivie
  23. the national interest
    The Good BushUnlike his son, “H.W.” was not a bad president. Why didn’t he get more respect in his time?
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. obits
    Meme Culture Owes a Debt of Gratitude to SpongeBob Creator Stephen HillenburgThe SpongeBob SquarePants creator died at 57 on Monday.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  25. Blackstone Group Co-founder Peter Peterson Dies at 91Peterson “lived a long, wonderful life that embodied the American Dream,” his family said in a statement.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. obits
    Pioneering Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies at 76Despite physical limitations, Hawking spent his life explaining the mysteries of the cosmos to fellow scientists and to the public.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco, Dies Suddenly at Age 65Lee was the city’s first Asian-American mayor.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. obits
    Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dead at 91He launched the magazine that helped kick off the sexual revolution and fashioned himself into one of the movement’s icons.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. obits
    Ousted Panama Dictator Manuel Noriega Dies at 83Once considered a valuable U.S. asset, he was removed from power in 1989 and spent the rest of his life in prison.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. Billionaire Philanthropist and Businessman David Rockefeller Dies at 101The last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil.
    By Jen Kirby
  31. iran
    Former Iranian President Rafsanjani Has Died, a Blow to Iran’s ReformistsHe had become one of of Iran’s most influential moderates, as well as a crucial supporter of rapprochement with the West.
    By Chas Danner
  32. rip
    Dr. Henry Heimlich Dead at 96His famous anti-choking maneuver has saved an estimated 100,000 lives.
    By Chas Danner
  33. cuba
    Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Has DiedThe polarizing world figure and longtime U.S. adversary was 90 years old.
    By Chas Danner
  34. obits
    Janet Reno, First Female U.S. Attorney General, Dies at 78She died from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. Ken Thompson Was a Prosecutor Who Rarely Forgot Where He Came FromA prosecutor born in the same kind of city housing projects, with their cycles of violence, that he spent his time in office trying to clean up.
    By Geoffrey Gray
  36. obits
    Brooklyn District Attorney Dies at 50Thompson’s death comes just five days after he announced that he had cancer.
    By Charley Lanyon
  37. obits
    Former Israeli Leader Shimon Peres Dies at 93The Nobel Peace Prize winner was Israel’s last surviving founding father.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. r.i.p.
    A Bullfighter’s SacrificeMatador Victor Barrio, who was gored to death on Saturday in Spain, was one of the courageous few who still dream of being, and train to become, bullfighters in a modern world that rejects them.
    By Geoffrey Gray
  39. r.i.p.
    Author, Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Has DiedHe devoted his life to keeping the memory of the Holocaust and its victims alive.
    By Chas Danner
  40. the sports section
    Remembering Muhammad AliThat time the author and Ali helped a little old lady cross the street. Plus, Dylan, Pryor, and more.
    By Mark Jacobson
  41. A 116-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman, Who Was the World’s Oldest Person, DiesSusannah Mushatt Jones was born July 6, 1899. 
    By Jen Kirby
  42. obits
    Fred Thompson, Former Senator and Actor, Dies at 73The Law & Order actor quit the show to run for president in 2008.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. Former Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor Dies at 81He apparently died of colon cancer at age 81.
    By Jen Kirby
  44. obits
    Famed Neurologist and Author Oliver Sacks Has DiedHe was 82. 
    By Chas Danner
  45. obits
    Dave Goldberg, CEO and Sheryl Sandberg’s Husband, Dies of Head Trauma [Updated]He was 47.
    By Caroline Bankoff and Jessica Roy
  46. obits
    Colleagues and Patients Are Reeling After Dr. Fredric Brandt’s SuicideDr. Frederic Brandt had many colleagues and devoted patients, but many are grappling over whether they truly understood the man who made Botox famous.
    By Beth Landman
  47. obits
    Remembering David Carr, Before He Was David CarrBefore he became the Times’ public face, he was just a guy — a brilliant, kind, witty guy —  trying to make it in New York.
    By Jennifer Senior
  48. obits
    Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dies at 90His passing could bring significant changes to the balance of power in the Middle East.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. obits
    Remembering the 3 Lives of New York’s Bess MyersonThe Miss America, the politician, and the central figure in a public scandal is dead at 90. 
    By Christopher Bonanos
  50. obits
    Journalists Remember Ben Bradlee, a ‘Genius Leader in Journalism’The Washington Post editor died at 93.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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