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Millennials, the Data Says You’re Middle-Aged. What Do You Say?
As the oldest millennials begin entering their 40s, we’re starting a project to look at how adults born in the…
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Andrew J. Maloney, Prosecutor Who Took Down John Gotti, Dies at 90
Andrew J. Maloney, the United States attorney in Brooklyn who shattered the myth of the Teflon Don with the successful…
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Polio Was Almost Eradicated. This Year It Staged a Comeback.
At the beginning of this year, there was a thrum of excitement among global health experts: Eradication of polio, a…
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An Old Medicine Grows New Hair for Pennies a Day, Doctors Say
The ads are everywhere — and so are the inflated claims: Special shampoos and treatments, sometimes costing thousands of dollars,…
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Norah Vincent, Who Chronicled Passing as a Man, Is Dead at 53
In the winter of 2003, Norah Vincent, a 35-year-old journalist, began to practice passing as a man. With the help…
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Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique
A team of scientists has found a cheap, effective way to destroy so-called forever chemicals, a group of compounds that…
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Estonia says it repelled a major cyberattack claimed by Russian hackers.
Estonia said on Thursday that it had repelled the biggest wave of cyberattacks in more than a decade, unleashed shortly…
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The Faded but Winning Pandemic Star
Global sales have cratered for Chromebooks, which were the star computers of the pandemic. Despite the numbers, Chromebooks are part…
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Watson Suspended 11 Games, Fined $5 Million in Sexual Misconduct Case
Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland Browns quarterback accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct in massage appointments, has…
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Finland’s Prime Minister Parties, but Then Videos Leak
HELSINKI — Sometimes a prime minister just wants to have a little fun. Last December, Sanna Marin, Finland’s 36-year-old leader,…