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Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88

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Alan Cowell
Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens.

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Costas Simitis in 1994. He became prime minister of Greece in 1996. As his time in office ended, a newspaper said, “Simitis has not made Greece perfect but he has helped make it better.”

On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

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Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar
Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

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Edgar Matobato, a member of a death squad linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte, inside a church compound at an undisclosed location in the Philippines in June.

Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88

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Alan Cowell
Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens.

© Papadopoulos Charalambos/Sygma, via Getty Images

Costas Simitis in 1994. He became prime minister of Greece in 1996. As his time in office ended, a newspaper said, “Simitis has not made Greece perfect but he has helped make it better.”

Congestion pricing is a New York idea.

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Winnie Hu
A Columbia University economist, William Vickrey, proposed charging varying tolls for roads and subways in the 1950s.

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Congestion pricing was first proposed in the 1950s to manage crowded roads and subways.

As Democrats Reel, Two Front-Runners Emerge in a Leadership Battle

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Reid J. Epstein
The race to lead the Democratic National Committee centers on the favorites, Ken Martin and Ben Wikler, but the party’s infighting over them looks nothing like a broad reckoning with its 2024 defeats.

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Ken Martin, who leads Minnesota Democrats, is campaigning for national party chair on a platform of returning power to state parties.

On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

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Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar
Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

© Jes Aznar for The New York Times

Edgar Matobato, a member of a death squad linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte, inside a church compound at an undisclosed location in the Philippines in June.

The Electron That Softened Her View on Marriage

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Tammy LaGorce
Laurie Stone, a feminist and writer, has always believed that the institution of marriage “has not been a good thing for women.” Then she met Richard Toon.

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Richard John Toon and Laurie Stone were married on Dec. 18 at the Columbia County Courthouse in Hudson, N.Y.
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