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Politics
A Supernova ‘Destroyed’ Some of Earth’s Ozone for a Few Minutes in 2022
A new study suggests that explosive events in space have the potential to temporarily switch off the natural shield that protects us from harmful solar radiation.
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World
The Squandered Potential of Tim Scott
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this week having failed to make good on his early promise as a candidate who could broaden the party coalition in a general election. And while he could ...
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Arts
6 Podcasts About Mysterious Disappearances
These gripping shows chronicle vanishings of all kinds, some tragic crimes, others elaborate escapes staged by desperate people.
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World
This War Did Not Start a Month Ago
For the past month, normal life in Ramallah — a city in the West Bank usually known for its young population and its vibrant nightlife — has been brought to a standstill. Since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attacks, Israeli forces have launched numerous ...
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Business
In ‘Network of Lies,’ Brian Stelter Builds the Case Against Fox News
His book is a thrilling account of the conspiracy to steal the 2020 election, the attack on the Capitol, Tucker Carlson’s defenestration and more.
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World
No, Immigrants Aren’t ‘Poisoning the Blood of Our Country’
Does Donald Trump ever visit Queens, the land of his youth? If he did, he would presumably be horrified. According to the census, Queens is the most racially and ethnically diverse county in the continental United States; it’s hard to think of a ...
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World
Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code After Reports of Undisclosed Gifts and Travel
The code does not specify how the rules would be enforced or by whom.
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Food
Cracking the Green Bean Casserole Code
Dorcas Tarbell restocks her 97-year-old father’s fridge from a grocery list he gives her every week. One of the items that’s often on that list is a frozen TV dinner of green bean casserole. Thomas H. Reilly has eaten many green bean casseroles in ...
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Magazine
The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life
As an incubator of life, Earth has a lot going for it, something we often fail to appreciate fully from within its nurturing bounds. Merely sending probes and rovers to the moon and Mars won’t do. For various reasons — adventure! apocalypse! commerce ...
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World
Maybe This Is Why Donald Trump Is Afraid to Debate Nikki Haley
If Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have the best shot at taking on Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, there was an especially telling moment at Wednesday’s debate that shows why Ms. Haley might be better suited to endure and ...