Age
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US
Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?
Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell thrust questions about aging in office out of Congress and…
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News
Biden’s Highest Hurdle Isn’t Age, It’s Passion
Joe Biden is officially running for re-election, and his candidacy will put some Democratic voters — those not only skittish…
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News
The Privilege of a New Start
What does it look like to thrive in the second half of one’s life? That may depend on whether you’re…
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News
Joe Biden’s Greatest Strength Is Also His Greatest Vulnerability
In February 2020, just before the world shut down, I was waiting for Joe Biden to speak on a Friday…
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News
What Biden 2024 Has That Biden 2020 Didn’t
There is no end of commentary gently — and not so gently — urging President Biden to act his age…
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News
Five Rules for an Aging World
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who believe the defining challenge of the 21st century will…
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Business
Who wants to live forever?
Countries and companies are facing an aging crisis, and experts say policymakers and business leaders need to rethink how they…
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News
Football Is Deadly, but Not for the Reasons You Think
When Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during the N.F.L. “Monday Night Football” game earlier this week, it felt like…
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News
Aging Is a Problem Even Science Cannot Solve (Yet)
When doctors talk about patients in the hospital, we so often begin with age. A 75-year-old man with shortness of…
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US
F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Shots for Children as Young as 6 Months
The move broadens access to the reformulated shots, but only a small fraction of the country’s youngest children are likely…