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‘The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power.’ The subtitle of Sergey Radchenko’s book makes it sound like an aspirant bestseller from the height of America’s Red Scare. But don’t be misled by the ...

As a freshman in 2024, the University of Chicago’s Cooper Costello was seeded second out of prelims in the men’s 100 butterfly at the NCAA Division III Championships, only to false start in ...