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Shelley Duvall, Star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ Dies at 75
Her lithesome features and quirky screen presence made her a popular figure in 1970s movies, particularly Robert Altman’s.
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A Mammoth First: 52,000-Year-Old DNA, in 3-D
In 2018 an international team of scientists — from labs in Houston, Copenhagen, Barcelona and beyond — got their hands…
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Which States Pay the Highest Energy Costs?
A recent study ranked all 50 states based on the average monthly energy bill in each. Hint: It’s better in…
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‘The Justices Dropped This Bomb’: Three Legal Experts on a Shocking Supreme Court Term
Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Will Baude, a law professor at the University…
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The Key to Longevity Is Boring
The other day, someone at my gym approached me and lamented that he could spend nearly every waking hour of…
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Why Chuck Schumer Hasn’t Put the Squeeze on Joe Biden
No one likes to be the bearer of bad news. And when the news is as bad as telling the…
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The Nomination Crisis Is Far From Over
What I am hearing from congressional Democrats about President Biden is this: He has done little to nothing to allay…
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President Biden, Voters Want Change
There’s a dollop of good news for Democrats from the British and French elections, but it’s bad news for President…
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Becoming a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Is Like Getting Into Harvard
As a way to dissociate from political news, I’ve spent the past week mainlining stories about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders;…
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The Tragedy at This Year’s Hajj Is Just the Beginning
In April 2020, when New York City was the “Covid capital of the world,” 815 New Yorkers died from the…