Guy V. Molinari, Power Broker in New York and Beyond, Is Dead at 89
Congressman, assemblyman, Staten Island borough president: Even more, he was a Republican kingpin with wide reach in a largely Democratic city.
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Congressman, assemblyman, Staten Island borough president: Even more, he was a Republican kingpin with wide reach in a largely Democratic city.
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
She was a key member of Femen, whose members held bare-breasted demonstrations against authoritarian leaders and the exploitation of women.
By IVAN NECHEPURENKO
Mr. Marchionne, who merged the two carmakers, pulling them back from the brink of collapse, led the combined Fiat Chrysler until just a few days ago.
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Ms. Joseph became a model at 49, after decades as a makeup artist, and in 2010 she started a cosmetics company to complement, not conceal, a woman’s age.
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
He was temporarily stripped of some powers by the Vatican in a struggle with conservatives that deepened a rift with American bishops.
By SAM ROBERTS
Married to Woolf’s nephew, she was a last link to the famed Bloomsbury Group, and also part of the wartime art-preservation unit known as the Monuments Men.
By NEIL GENZLINGER
An amateur researcher, she discovered evidence that evacuating Japanese-Americans was motivated by “race prejudice,” not by military necessity.
By SAM ROBERTS
Dr. Brower was a leading expert on the monarch and its awe-inspiring migratory journey, which could cover thousands of miles.
By NEIL GENZLINGER
She won more than 600 games over 27 seasons. But her reputation was tarnished when she was accused of discriminating against lesbian players.
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
As an artist she transcended constraints, and as a woman of color, she confronted a society that wished to categorize her.
An insurgent who challenged the academic establishment and became a foremost expert on the aging of galaxies, she was eventually forced to choose between family and career.
The struggling secretary created a concoction that relieved her and others around the world from the pressure of perfection.
What the woman known as Grandma Gatewood accomplished in 1955 was remarkable. So is the untold story of what she overcame before that.
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
With her paintbrush, Sher-Gil explored the sadness felt by people, especially women, in 1930s India, giving voice and validity to their experiences.
By TARIRO MZEZEWA