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Julie Robinson Belafonte, Dancer, Actress and Activist, Dies at 95
With the singer Harry Belafonte, she was one half of a celebrated (and sometimes denounced) interracial power couple who pressed…
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Smells Like Teen … Sandalwood?
Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odors of teens and tots, a new study…
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Luis Rubiales, Former Spanish Soccer Chief, Faces Arrest
Mr. Rubiales, who resigned after kissing a player at the Women’s World Cup, is a focus of Spanish investigators looking…
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Reddit Prices I.P.O. at $34 a Share, in a Positive Sign for Tech
The social media company raised $748 million in the offering. Its shares begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange…
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Long Before Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds
A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western…
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One of Last Survivors of Pearl Harbor Attack Dies at 102
Richard C. Higgins was stationed at the Hawaiian naval base as a radioman on the day of the Japanese attack,…
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What Does the Real Estate Shake-up Mean for New Yorkers?
Most real estate agents in the city are not affiliated with the National Association of Realtors. Here’s how the group’s…
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Can’t Move? Renovate, if You Can Afford It.
Many U.S. homeowners are staying put rather than selling, even if they’d prefer to move. These days, renovating may be…
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Adding Insult to Injury
During a recent group email for my book club, one member said she couldn’t make the next meeting because she’d…
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The One Idea That Could Save American Democracy
These days, we often hear that democracy is on the ballot. And there’s a truth to that: Winning elections is…