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US
Facing Big Legal Bills, Defendants in Georgia Trump Case Seek Donations
Fund-raising campaigns — including one selling “MAGA honey” — are underway for many of the 18 defendants in a case that could take years to resolve.
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Newyork
Do Early R.S.V. Vaccine Trials Have a Henrietta Lacks Story?
Respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., is a nasty bug. It’s the leading cause of hospitalizations among American infants and results in thousands of deaths among the elderly each year. So earlier this year, after the Food and Drug Administration ...
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Science
When Female Frogs Face the Mating Ball, They Pretend to Croak
Female frogs have evolved a variety of tactics to avoid the advances of overeager males, proving they’re not defenseless and passive.
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US
Will Hurd Drops Out of G.O.P. Presidential Race and Endorses Haley
The former congressman, who had staked out an anti-Trump position, failed to gain traction in a crowded field.
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World
What to Know as the U.K. Appeals a Ruling on Its Asylum Policy
Britain’s Supreme Court determined earlier this year that the Conservative government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful.
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Books
At City Ballet, Barbie Basics at the Gala, and a Glittering Revival
New York City Ballet hosted a gala with unfortunate new costumes for Balanchine’s “Who Cares?” But the repertory is what matters, and it’s been dazzling.
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Books
Audiobook of the Week: What’s Really in a Hot Dog?
“Raw Dog,” by the comedian Jamie Loftus, is an investigative memoir that’s part gonzo travelogue and part takedown of the factory farming system.
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Newyork
How Gerontocracy Explains the Matt Gaetz Clown Show
You can analyze the circus in the House of Representatives in terms of personalities (the bland ambition of Kevin McCarthy colliding with the antic, made-for-television career of Matt Gaetz) or in terms of the nature of the Republican coalition ...
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US
Justice Thomas Recuses as Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal From Eastman
John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who had advised President Donald J. Trump, had sought to wipe out a decision that he said had harmed his reputation and that of his client.
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World
What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?
A seemingly obscure meeting could be the culmination of Francis’ papacy and lay the groundwork for lasting change on issues like married priests and the blessing of gay unions.