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Wait! Wait! Georgia’s Over?
As the sun sinks over Georgia, we bid adieu to the Senate runoff election that seems to have been contested…
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A Failed Romance, Long Lockdowns and a Friend’s Suicide in India
During the height of the Covid pandemic, a friend was a precious lifeline, quick to help and hug, while struggling…
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In ‘White Lotus,’ Beauty and Truth Are All Mixed Up
This season focuses on the willful delusion of the wealthy — and how easily preyed upon people who evade reality…
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Are We Sleepwalking Through a ‘Decisive Decade’?
Last week the Air Force unveiled its first new strategic bomber in 34 years — a boomerang-shaped stealth plane called…
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US
House Jan. 6 Committee to Issue Criminal Referrals, Chairman Says
Speaking before a formal decision had been made, Representative Bennie Thompson said his panel had not agreed on who would…
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Yes, the Players in the World Cup Do Keep Falling Over for No Reason
LONDON — It is a part of the viewing experience of World Cup football (soccer, as Americans know it). At…
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The Big Question the Georgia Senate Race Will Answer
What’s more powerful: a candidate’s skills and relevant experience, or the tug of political partisanship?
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The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests
Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened…
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John le Carré: The Spy Novelist Who (Mostly) Kept Quiet
“A Private Spy,” a collection of the British writer’s letters, offers glimpses of unguarded moments and ruffled feathers.
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The Political Winds Are Blowing. And Blowing. And Blowing.
Gail Collins: Bret, I think we’ve got good fighting topics this week, but let me start with a rather mellow…