World
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Taking Out Trash That Was Someone’s Treasure
Brigador Stamback, the founder of NYC Hoards, a company started in 2018 that carts away unsalvageable household possessions by the ton, imposes ...
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Bill Pitman, Revered Studio Guitarist, Is Dead at 102
Bill Pitman, a guitarist who accompanied Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand and others from the late 1950s to the ’70s, and who for ...
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These Bulgari Earrings Evoke a Centuries-Long Infatuation
Part of the Russian crown jewels for centuries, Caesar’s Ruby turned out not to be a ruby at all. The more than 255-carat raspberry-shaped gem ...
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In Hawaii, the Search for Sustainable Tourism
When John De Fries’s mother was in high school in the 1940s, she was forbidden from dancing the hula and speaking Hawaiian, the language of her ...
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For Electric Vehicle Makers, Winners and Losers in Climate Bill
The climate and energy package awaiting final approval by Congress aims to achieve two goals that are not always compatible: Make electric ...
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Britain’s Economy Shrank in Second Quarter, as Warnings About the Future Get Bleaker
The British economy contracted slightly in the second quarter, losing momentum as the country experiences a deepening cost-of-living crisis and ...
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A Hot, Dry Britain Is Set to Declare a Drought
LONDON — The British government was expected to declare a drought for parts of England on Friday as the country endured another day of hot, dry ...
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What the U.S. Gets Wrong About Iran
Ibn Khaldun, the 14th-century North African scholar, wrote that empires tended not to last beyond three generations. The founders of the first ...
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When Will the Pandemic End? And Other Pressing Questions, Answered
While the risks of deaths and hospitalizations from Covid-19 are substantially lower now, navigating this phase of the pandemic can be ...
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The Joys of Swimming While Fat