The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed early Saturday, and a state senator and his wife were injured.

In a candid interview, former Mayor Bill de Blasio strenuously argued that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo should not be elected to lead New York City: “He is a vindictive person,” Mr. de Blasio said.

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The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.

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Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.

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Scott Stringer, the former New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, visited The New York Times for an interview.

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Freddy Lim, the founder and lead singer of Chthonic, is well known in Finland, a heavy metal capital of the world.

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