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Newyork
It’s OK to Never ‘Get Over’ Your Grief
Queen Victoria wore black for the remaining four decades of her life after her beloved husband, Prince Albert, died in 1861. This mourning practice was still commonplace during the first decades of the 20th century but almost nonexistent by its end ...
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Science
Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak This Weekend
On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a beautiful streak shoot across the sky as a meteor flies overhead. But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as ...
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News
What the Biden-Xi Talks Accomplished (and Didn’t)
Wednesday’s four-hour meeting in San Francisco resulted in few breakthroughs. But C.E.O.s gave the Chinese leader a standing ovation at a banquet afterward.
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Newyork
The Question of Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism
Last week, I gave a lecture at the University of California at San Diego about politics and social justice. Afterward, as I was signing books, a young Black woman approached my table and whispered a question, asking me what I thought about the ...
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US
Why Trump Seems Less Vulnerable on Abortion Than Other Republicans
He appointed judges who overturned Roe, but his vague statements on the issue may give him some leeway with voters.
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Newyork
No, Immigrants Aren’t ‘Poisoning the Blood of Our Country’
Does Donald Trump ever visit Queens, the land of his youth? If he did, he would presumably be horrified. According to the census, Queens is the most racially and ethnically diverse county in the continental United States; it’s hard to think of a ...
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Newyork
Kevin Wynn, Choreographer of Complex Movement, Dies at 67
He became known for his “layered movement dialogue” and was an uncommonly dedicated teacher who mentored students over decades.
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World
A Look at Suella Braverman’s Turbulent Time as Home Secretary.
Suella Braverman is no stranger to moments of controversy and polarization as a member of the Conservative government. A hard-right, divisive politician, Ms. Braverman has now been fired from the home secretary’s position twice, once on Monday by ...
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Newyork
This Photograph Demands an Answer
If you don’t look too closely you might think the photograph is a dimly lit snapshot from a slumber party or a family camping trip. Six small children lie in a row, their heads poking out from the white sheet that is casually lying across their ...
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Newyork
Searching for Humanity in the Middle East
We’re living through an era of collapsing paradigms. The conceptual frames that many people use to organize their understanding of the world are crashing and burning upon contact with Middle Eastern reality. The first paradigm that failed this month ...