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The Architects of Hades Strive to Bewitch Gamers Again
Supergiant Games, a small independent studio, had always tackled new projects. Then its dungeon crawler featuring the Greek pantheon became…
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What Trump Could Do in Foreign Policy Might Surprise the World
Love it or hate it, the United States has an imperial presidency, and in his first term, Donald Trump demonstrated…
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It’s Not Your Imagination. Your Allergies Are Getting Worse.
It’s spring, and I love spring more than I love almost anything else about the natural world, but I don’t…
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On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old
Advertisers of merchandise for young girls find that adult men can become their unintended audience. In a test ad, convicted…
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An Independent Life of Flowers and Bible Verses in the Bronx
A woman in a HUD-subsidized apartment in a building for older New Yorkers bristles at the notion that she would…
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$2.2 Million Homes in California
A shingled bungalow with a guesthouse and a geodesic dome in Topanga, a Victorian-era retreat in Napa and a midcentury-modern…
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What We Didn’t Learn From a Space Shuttle Disaster
As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and…
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The Solar Storm Fried GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting
The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant…
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Robert Menendez’s Trial Is Set to Begin, With a Sprawling Web of Charges
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey is accused of participating in an international bribery scheme involving gold bars, cash and…
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A $10,000 Investment in Some Children’s Futures
Harlem Children’s Zone, which runs charter schools, is raising money to give a financial head start to its students, if…