Kathleen Heddle, who won three Olympic gold medals rowing for Canada in the 1990s and inspired a generation of athletes, died on Monday at her…
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Tag: Awards, Decorations and Honors
Who Else Has Declined a Presidential Honor?
But not many people have declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Very few have done it, whether it was out of modesty or for special…
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Calls Grow for Belichick to Decline Presidential Award
On the eve of Election Day in 2016, President Trump read a letter of congratulations from the New England Patriots’ longtime coach, Bill Belichick, who…
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N.B.A. 2020-21 Predictions: LeBron vs. Luka for M.V.P.
The last time the sports staff of The New York Times and assorted friends gathered to make the annual set of N.B.A. preseason predictions, we…
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Dick Allen’s Hall of Fame Case Ran Out of Time
Allen had 351 homers and 1,848 hits. He never played in the World Series and was traded five times in a six-year stretch. He won…
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Pedophile Scandal Can’t Crack the Closed Circles of Literary France
PARIS — One of France’s most prestigious literary awards, the Renaudot can change a writer’s career overnight. Prizewinners jump onto best-seller lists. Publishers earn bragging…
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52 Years Later, IBM Apologizes for Firing Transgender Woman
In August 1968, Lynn Conway, a promising computer engineer at IBM in Sunnyvale, Calif., was called into the office of Gene Myron Amdahl, then the…
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Jose Abreu and Freddie Freeman Win 2020 MVP Awards
Jose Abreu is a right-handed slugger in the American League, and Freddie Freeman is a left-handed slugger in the National League. Otherwise, the two might…
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Mariners’ Kyle Lewis and Brewers’ Devin Williams Win Rookie of the Year Awards
Seattle Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis was the unanimous winner of the American League Rookie of the Year Award, and Milwaukee Brewers reliever Devin Williams…
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The Court of Master Sommeliers Has a Sexual Harassment Problem
Master sommelier is the most prestigious title in American wine, and those who earn it instantly join the ranks of the highest-paid and most influential…
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