Family
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Arts
Ronald S. Lauder Reaches Agreement on Klimt Painting With Jewish Heirs
Under the agreement, Mr. Lauder restituted the painting and then repurchased it from the relatives of an art collector who fled Europe in 1941 to avoid Nazi persecution.
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World
In Southern Turkey, a Parking Lot Becomes an Open-Air Morgue
ANTAKYA, TURKEY — Near the epicenter of Monday’s devastating earthquake, hundreds of bodies lined the pavement of a parking lot outside a hospital in Hatay Province. The makeshift, open-air morgue was a grim reminder of the human toll of the disaster ...
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World
Nicaragua Frees Hundreds of Political Prisoners to the United States
The authoritarian government of Daniel Ortega handed over 222 prisoners as a way to signal a desire to restart relations with the United States, according to officials.
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World
Would You Have Four Kids if It Meant Never Paying Taxes Again?
Eagle-eyed readers may notice we’re dropping “On Parenting” from this newsletter’s title. Don’t worry: I’ll still be analyzing the health, economics and culture of the American family. I’m just expanding my coverage area to include adjacent topics ...
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World
Maybe We Should Convince Men That Paid Leave Is Their Idea
Barbara Reisman spent her career pushing for a better system of child care in America. She was the executive director of the (now defunct) Child Care Action Campaign from 1986 to 1997. If you want to see her in action, you can watch her on C-SPAN ...
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Magazine
They’re Not Just Dads, They’re Congressional Dads
Male politicians who are parents of young children wearing their fatherhood on their sleeves and their babies on their chests.
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World
Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams in ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies at 64
With her dark clothes and pigtailed hair framing a pale face, Ms. Loring played Wednesday as a young girl obsessed with death on the ABC series, which ran from 1964 to 1966.
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World
As Israelis Grieve, Some Palestinians Exult, and Some Fear What’s Next
Two Palestinians shot a dozen Israelis, seven fatally, over the weekend. In the aftermath, the attackers’ relatives expressed a mixture of pride and dread.
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Health
Senior Housing That Seniors Actually Like
“Granny flats” are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it.
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World
What We Know About Tyre Nichols’s Lethal Encounter With Memphis Police
Five officers were charged with second-degree murder, as the city braced for the release of video footage.