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‘Breaking Away,’ ‘Barney Miller’ Actress Was 95

Barbara Barrie, the sprightly actress who starred in the heart-wrenching interracial drama One Potato, Two Potato and earned an Oscar nomination for playing the supportive mom in Breaking Away, died Wednesday. She was 95. Barrie died at her home in Manhattan, The New York Times reported. Her daughter, Jane Harnick, told the newspaper that she had terminal cancer and that her death was medically...

Pace Reports $5.6 M. Loss for International Business in 2025

Just days after filing its long-delayed 2024 accounts in the UK, Pace has filed its 2025 report, showing that its international business posted a $5.6 million loss last year. The documents were filed with Companies House, the branch of the UK government that maintains annual records for businesses established there. They cover only The Pace Gallery Limited, the London-registered company that operates the gallery’s...

12 Key Pieces For 2026

Getting bored of shorts and T-shirts? Us too. The simplicity of summer dressing is liberating for a while, but it’s not long before wearing basically the same thing every day starts to feel a little stifling. That’s why we’re always so thrilled when fall comes around and we’re able to experiment with layers, textures and longer shapes once again. With the cooler weather just...

AI Emergency Alerts Are Coming. Humans Might Not Be Ready

EM1 has contracts with around a hundred government agencies and school districts, but none are using it to automate their extreme weather alerts just yet. For the moment, they’re only using it to workshop plans and internal preparations. Even so, all the experts interviewed for this story said they are certain that many emergency managers are already using chatbots to write messages, even if...

James Comey charged for a third time: What to know

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump’s revenge campaign is getting increasingly desperate. What’s happening? On Monday, we learned that Trump’s Justice Department is criminally charging former FBI Director James Comey for a third time, in the...