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Athletes and Fans Pray for Damar Hamlin After On-Field Collapse
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey joined a chorus of voices on Twitter offering prayers for Hamlin. “We are all…
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Anthony Fauci Quietly Shocked Us All
The first time I met Dr. Anthony Fauci was at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal during the summer of…
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Have I Been Good or Bad This Year? Here’s Some New Math.
Here we are at the end of another year, and as humans are wont to do around this time, I’ve…
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World
Xi and Putin Meet Again, Two Strongmen in a Weak Moment
Russia is isolated by its invasion of Ukraine and needs China more than ever. But China, facing a Covid crisis,…
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The Signal App and the Danger of Privacy at All Costs
Two weeks ago, the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey passionately advocated in a blog post the view that neither Twitter nor…
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Did the Mother of Young Adult Literature Identify as a Man?
Louisa May Alcott balked when her editor asked her to write a book for girls. “Never liked girls or knew…
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The Ambivalence of Advent
Advent is a season of half-light. The days are short, the night encroaches, twilight seems to start just after noon.…
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Read Your Way Through Edinburgh
Edinburgh calls to readers, its pearl-grey skies urging them to curl up with a book. Maggie O’Farrell, the author of…
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Adam Schiff: Don’t Forget That Many Republicans in Congress Enabled Trump’s Big Lie
On Dec. 27, 2020, more than six weeks after losing re-election, an infuriated President Donald Trump telephoned his acting attorney…
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World
Coalition Deal Puts Netanyahu on Brink of Power in Israel
After weeks of talks, Benjamin Netanyahu said he had formed a new governing coalition. Once ratified by Parliament, the deal…