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Politics
Chimpanzees Go Through Menopause, Too
For biologists, menopause is baffling. If natural selection favors genes that produce more descendants, why don’t women remain fertile their entire lives? What’s the evolutionary benefit of living for so many years without having more babies? The ...
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Arts
When Siskel and Ebert Were the Names Above the Title
In “Opposable Thumbs,” Matt Singer recalls the risky business of putting newspaper movie critics on TV — and the “combustible chemistry” that made it a hit.
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Politics
These Amphibians Have a Taste for Their Mom’s Skin
Caecilians are the first amphibians known to pass on their microbiomes to their offspring.
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World
Four Ukrainian Children Abducted to Russia Return Home After Qatar Intervention
Kyiv has said that thousands of children have been separated from their families and taken to Russia, in one of the most painful issues for Ukraine since the start of the war.
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World
Twins Are Born in Gaza After Their Mother Flees to the South
Twin girls were born in a collapsing hospital in southern Gaza on Saturday, just days after their mother had to leave another struggling health center in the north. The babies, named Nuha and Fatina, were born prematurely and need formula. But there ...
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Business
Can You Hide a Child’s Face From A.I.?
Parents have been stressing out for at least two decades about what to share about their children online. Powerful new technologies present a more urgent risk.
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World
They Were Given IUDs as Children Without Their Consent. Now, They Want Compensation.
A group of Indigenous women in Greenland say Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices without their consent. They are now seeking damages from the Danish government.
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Magazine
Love Me, Love My Dog
A wedding is incomplete for some couples without their canine companions — whether on the dance floor, down the aisle or in the dressing room.
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World
The Absurd Republican Argument for Rolling Back Child Labor Laws
Last week, a law went into effect in Arkansas that allows 14- and 15-year-olds to work without a permit signed by their parents. Titled the “Youth Hiring Act of 2023,” it states that the purpose of removing the permit requirement is to “restore ...
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Business
‘You Have to Work Extra to Hire People’: What Companies Have Been Saying About Jobs
As companies reported their latest quarterly earnings in recent weeks, hiring, wages and head counts were popular topics as analysts quizzed executives about their plans. Some said they were avoiding expanding their payrolls as rapidly as in the past ...