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Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95

To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”

By Michael S. Rosenwald

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Election Day Can Be Stressful. Here’s How Some People Plan to Spend It.

Watching the news, attending election parties, singing with friends and getting Botox are among the activities some people have planned.

By Alyson Krueger

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A Football Coach Walks the Line on C.T.E.

Football gave the University of Maryland Coach Michael Locksley a scholarship, a family and a career. But it also likely contributed to his son’s C.T.E. diagnosis.

By Kassie Bracken Ben Laffin Alfredo Chiarappa and Joe Ward

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An N.F.L. Doctor Wants to Know Why Some Players Get C.T.E. and Others Don’t

The newly opened National Sports Brain Bank plans to study head trauma specific to athletes. Jerome Bettis has already pledged to donate his brain.

By Ken Belson