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Dick Rutan, Who Flew Around the World Without Refueling, Dies at 85
His nine-day voyage, in a plane designed by his brother that resembled a child’s glider but had wings longer than a Boeing 727’s, made aviation history.
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Why Did Camille Charrière Pick a Fight With Kim Kardashian?
A fashion influencer stirred things up — not necessarily in a good way — by comparing her work to a collection by Skims. She’d rather talk about sustainability.
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We’re Together. Just Not in Pictures.
A buzzy couple’s separate arrivals on the Met Gala red carpet offer a reminder of the value of a solo photo op.
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When There’s Nowhere for Your Children to Be Safe
These mothers keep their phones on silent because their nerves are fried. Every time they hear a ring, they know it could be awful news, and their minds and bodies tense up — over and over again for years. Their adult children have serious mental ...
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An Inside Look at the Student Takeover of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall
Mariano Torres, a maintenance worker at Columbia University, was cleaning on the third floor of Hamilton Hall in his signature Yankees cap one night last week, when he heard a commotion downstairs. He said he figured it had something to do with the ...
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Milton Diamond, Sexologist and Advocate for Intersex Babies, Dies at 90
He pushed back against doctors who recommended surgery on infants born with ambiguous genitalia, arguing for acceptance of diversity.
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George Takei Keeps Faith With Democracy
The Unstoppables is a series about people whose ambition is undimmed by time. Below, George Takei explains, in his own words, what continues to motivate him. I was born April 20 of 1937. Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941. I had turned 5 by the ...
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Man Is Charged After Hitting Protester With His Car Near Columbia
Two demonstrators whom the driver, Reuven Kahane, was arguing with were also arrested and charged.
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A Star Is Born. She Looks a Bit Like Amy Winehouse.
On the third floor of the Edition hotel in West Hollywood, three chairs were pushed against a wall in a hallway, supporting a rotating cast of entertainment journalists. The interviewers made hushed small talk, waiting for their turns with the ...
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Should I Push My Husband to Ask for More of His Mother’s Estate?
When a woman tries to remedy a relative’s unequal generosity to her children using her own estate, her daughter-in-law wonders whether her husband is being shortchanged.
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