World
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Christopher Meyer, Vocal British Envoy to the U.S., Dies at 78
Christopher Meyer, the debonair diplomat who served as Britain’s ambassador to Washington from 1997 to 2003 but later argued that…
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Clu Gulager, Rugged Character Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 93
Clu Gulager, a rugged character actor who appeared in critically acclaimed films like “The Last Picture Show” as well as…
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‘Surprised, I Turned to See an Older Man There on the Sidewalk’
Birthday Bouquets Dear Diary: It was my father-in-law’s birthday, and I had already gotten the strawberry cheesecake. My husband was…
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Some Women ‘Self-Manage’ Abortions as Access Recedes
In states that have banned abortion, some women with unwanted pregnancies are pursuing an unconventional workaround: They are “self-managing ...
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Dolphin Strangers Met in the Bahamas. Things Went Swimmingly.
In 2013, a group of 52 Atlantic spotted dolphins, driven to migrate by unknown forces, left their home on the…
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There’s Just One Drug to Treat Monkeypox. Good Luck Getting It.
The only drug available to treat monkeypox is so difficult to access that just a fraction of the nearly 7,000…
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Seeking Asylum in Texas; Sent to New York to Make a Political Point
The first 3,500 miles of Jose Rodríguez’s journey from Venezuela to New York took nearly two months. The last 2,000…
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How New York City Hopes to Win Its Long, Losing War on Trash
“Did you get that?” It was a steamy July morning on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, and a man in…
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How a Couple Who Started a Food Bank Spend Their Sundays
When the pandemic caused food banks to shut down in March 2020, two soup kitchen volunteers, Mammad Mahmoodi and Sasha…
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City’s Admissions That It Can’t Care for Rikers Detainees May Propel Suits
The security-camera images tell a remarkable story: A man being held on Rikers Island collapses and is carried to a…