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Health
A Vegetarian Update for Old-School Tamale Pie
A bean-based chili and a little bit of spice bring this retro casserole into the modern age.
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World
Justice Dept. Announces More Arrests in Plot to Kill Iranian Writer
Three men were enlisted to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist in Brooklyn who has criticized Iran’s repression of women,…
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News
Álvaro Colom, Guatemalan President Who Fought for the Indigenous, Dies at 71
He expanded access to education and health care in Indigenous villages and provided aid to the poor in a country…
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US
Jeff Zients Is Named White House Chief of Staff
The White House formally announced that Mr. Zients, 56, would be taking over for Ron Klain, who has held the…
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News
‘Infinity Pool’ and the Battle for an R Rating
The story of how an extreme horror movie with an orgy scene fought off an NC-17 label involves a film-board…
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News
Everett Quinton, a Force in Downtown Theater, Dies at 71
He took over the Ridiculous Theatrical Company after the death of his partner, Charles Ludlam, in 1987. His specialty was…
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World
Mammoth Tusks in the East River? How Joe Rogan Started a ‘Bone Rush.’
After a podcast guest claimed that tons of prehistoric remains were dumped decades ago, scuba divers suited up. But the…
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News
If You Want to Live Here, You’ll Have to Audition
The Rehearsal Club, which provided inexpensive housing for decades for aspiring actresses, singers and dancers trying to make it in…
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World
Help! I Reserved a Rental Car, but There Was No Car for Me.
A reader’s reservation got her nowhere with Alamo (and Avis didn’t pull through either), raising the question of why rental…
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World
Rain Batters New Zealand’s Largest City, Causing Major Flooding
Auckland declared a local state of emergency as a devastating deluge prompted chaotic scenes, evacuations and power outages.