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Scientists in Japan Give Robots a Fleshy Face and a Smile
Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artificial skin to robot faces to protect…
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The Future of Eating Out Is Lining Up
It is hardly the only bagel line in Los Angeles, but people I trust say Courage Bagels is worth the…
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This Isn’t All Joe Biden’s Fault
What Is the Democratic Party For? Top Democrats have closed ranks around Joe Biden since the debate. Should they?On Thursday…
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How to Help Americans Eat Less Junk Food
Whether you shop for food in a traditional grocery store, a big-box store, a bodega or a gas station, you’ll…
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The Pride March Doesn’t Have a Place for Me
I’ve been marching in Pride parades since 1995, but I won’t be marching this year in New York, where I…
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The Supreme Court Puts the Pro-Life Movement to the Test
Rarely has a Supreme Court case had less legal meaning and greater moral weight than the decision Thursday morning in…
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Who Owns the ‘Victorious Youth’?
In the summer of 1964, Italian fishermen recovered an antique bronze statue from the seabed off Italy’s Adriatic coast. They…
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Ann Lurie, Nurse Who Became a Prominent Philanthropist, Is Dead at 79
A former hippie who chafed at wealth, she married a Chicago real estate titan and, after his death, donated hundreds…
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Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals
By analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.
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The Ghastly vs. the Ghostly
He’s being selfish. He’s putting himself ahead of the country. He’s surrounded by opportunistic enablers. He has created a reality…