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Tom Perrotta, bestselling author of ‘Election,’ ‘Little Children,’ and ‘The Leftovers’ returns with ‘Ghost Town.’ Set in 1970s New Jersey, ‘Ghost Town’ centers on Jimmy Perrini, a thirteen-year-old reeling from the death of his mother. It is written from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on a series of events that changed his life.

The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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One of the three is from New York City, and the others are from Orange and Westchester counties.
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A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.
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