Family
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World
Jingle Bell Time Is a Swell Time to Decide About a 2024 Campaign
A host of Democrats and Republicans say they’ll discuss running for office with their families, weighing their political futures with eggnog, board games and maybe a wise uncle.
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World
After 90 Years, a Menorah That Symbolized Defiance Is Rekindled in Germany
A 1931 photograph of a menorah on a windowsill also showed a Nazi flag in the street outside. This Hanukkah the menorah returned to Germany.
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World
‘I’m Not Ready’: A Mother Denied an Abortion in Texas Faces an Uncertain Future
DENTON, Tex. — Last year Tamara Nelson was a pregnant mother of three, denied an abortion under Texas’s restrictive laws. More recently, she told fund-raising gala attendees how Blue Haven Ranch, a faith-based, anti-abortion nonprofit, supported her ...
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Health
Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?
Lynne Ingersoll and her cat, Jesse, spent a quiet Thanksgiving Day together in her small bungalow in Blue Island, Ill. A retired librarian, Ms. Ingersoll never married or had children. At 77, she has outlived her parents, three partners, her two ...
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World
On Thanksgiving, the Chaos Is the Point
This year, like every year, I sent an email to my family with the subject line “Thanksgiving Assignments.” I was later than usual, and my niece ...
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Magazine
How to Survive Your First Holiday Season as Newlyweds
The main issue looming over Erica and Aaron Weiss this holiday season: whether to hide a bear or pickle ornament on their Christmas tree. It’s ...
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World
The Return of Holiday Season Agita
Family drama around the holidays is such a cliché that I can probably name a dozen movies off the top of my head that start with the premise of a ...