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Torrential Rain and Floods Wreak Havoc Across East Africa
The deluges have caused deaths and displacement in a region still reeling from its worst drought in four decades.
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World
In Gaza, Cease-Fire Deal Brings ‘Little Bit of Relief’
Residents of the Gaza Strip greeted the news of a temporary cease-fire with mixed emotions on Wednesday, expressing hope for a respite in Israel’s relentless bombardment but concern that the brief pause did not mean an end to the war. “There’s a ...
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News
A Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
Deciding when, or whether, to buy long-term care insurance can be complex. Here’s what to know.
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US
The Carters’ Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime
There was a time, Rosalynn Carter once confessed, when she dreaded going back to Plains, her tiny Georgia hometown. Actually, she was furious about it. She was enjoying her life as a young sailor’s wife, relishing the freedom and sense of adventure ...
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Books
The Best True Crime to Stream: Family Matters
Four picks from television, films and podcasts that show blood is not always thicker than water.
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Newyork
Notes on Going Home
I was irritated as I drove west from Nashville. The sun was in my eyes, and I was holding the steering wheel too tight because the car kept getting buffeted by the winds of trucks passing at an astonishingly illegal speed. At least I’m not heading ...
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News
A 30-Year Trap: The Problem With America’s Weird Mortgages
Buying a home was hard before the pandemic. Somehow, it keeps getting harder. Prices, already sky-high, have gotten even higher, up nearly 40 percent over the past three years. Available homes have gotten scarcer: Listings are down nearly 20 percent ...
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Newyork
The Fed Has Put Our Housing Market in Jeopardy
The Federal Reserve’s relentless attack on inflation is jeopardizing our housing market. The resulting damage is not only having an impact on a critical engine of economic growth but is also, ironically, undermining the war against inflation as well ...
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‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’
Natasha Lazartes 39, therapist, Brooklyn Credit...Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times“It’s been a nightmare. They are so desperate to hire workers that they will take anyone.” I am 39 years old. I had to care for my father, who passed from cancer ...
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World
For Ukrainian Refugees, Seeing the Doctor Can Be Worth a Risky Trip Home
Hundreds of thousands who fled after Russia invaded make brief visits back, often to reconnect with family but also for health care that can be cheaper and more familiar.