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Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.
Half a century ago, one of the hottest questions in science was whether humans could teach animals to talk. Scientists…
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The History That New York City Takes for Granted
New York City has an image problem. The nightly news typically has a Big Apple spot about unprovoked street violence,…
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‘Dad, I Don’t Think I’m Old Enough to Handle This’
“Dad, I don’t think I’m old enough to handle this.” Those words were hard to hear. They were my daughter’s…
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Roger Corman, 98, Dies; Prolific Master of Low-Budget Cinema
He had hundreds of horror, science fiction and crime films to his credit. He also helped start the careers of…
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Biden Is Doing It All Wrong
President Biden appears behind in all the swing states and his campaign appears all-too-focused on firming up his political base…
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Understanding My Son, One Game of Catch At a Time
I have never played on an athletic team. As a child, I was not fast or coordinated or interested in…
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Ahead of Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency Faces a Trust Crisis
Concerns are growing that the body whose job is keeping sports free of illegal drugs is failing at that mission,…
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China’s Dead-End Economy Is Bad News for Everyone
On separate visits to Beijing last month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen bore a common…
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Sam Rubin, TV Anchor Known for His Hollywood Reporting, Dies at 64
Mr. Rubin began at the Los Angeles television news station KTLA in 1991 and became a staple of morning viewing…
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Northern Lights Set to Return During Extreme Solar Storm’s 2nd Night
Electrical utilities said they weathered earlier conditions as persistent geomagnetic storms were expected to cause another light show in evening…