The acclaimed novelist, author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ fled communist Czechoslovakia and has lived in France since 1975.
Tim Allen
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4 Hong Kong youths arrested under China’s new security law
Police say the group made comments on social media that urged independence for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
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Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts
They join a campaign seeking action to remove denials of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.
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Wall Street rallies as Fed keeps rates pinned at record low
The big wild card for markets will continue to be the coronavirus pandemic and whether a vaccine can be developed for it within the next year.
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Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy
The central bank plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate pegged near zero to provide support.
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Researcher pinpoints location of Van Gogh’s last painting
The scene depicted in the artist’s final work, ‘Tree Roots,’ is visible on a picture postcard featuring a man standing next to a bicycle on a back street in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
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Rockport woman arrested, accused of stabbing man in Hope
Jessica Lermond, 33, was charged with domestic violence elevated aggravated assault and other offenses.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice
The close working relationship she forged with him during the Obama administration is seen as a key intangible that other contenders simply don’t have.
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Virus threatens new states as jobless hope for renewed benefits
Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, warns that the surge of cases in the South and Southwest could make its way north.
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Mel Gibson recovers after coronavirus hospitalization
A spokesman says the actor spent a week in a Los Angeles hospital in April after testing positive for COVID-19.