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Richard Truly, 86, Dies; Shuttle Astronaut Who Went On to Lead NASA
In 1983, he commanded a Challenger shuttle flight. After the 1986 disaster, he was charged with leading NASA’s return to…
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The ‘Rule’ Against Ending Sentences With Prepositions Has Always Been Silly
Late last month, Merriam-Webster shared the news on Instagram that it’s OK to end a sentence with a preposition. Hats…
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Key OpenAI Executive Played a Pivotal Role in Sam Altman’s Ouster
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, brought questions about Mr. Altman’s management to the board last year before he was…
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TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban
Many Capitol Hill offices were inundated with phone calls after TikTok urged users to tell their representatives they opposed a…
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Moms Marketing Their Daughters on Social Media
More from our inbox: Will Haley Endorse Trump?A Glimpse of the Lives Lost in GazaExclusionary ZoningKinsey Pastore, head of marketing…
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You’ll Never Believe Which Animal Makes Milk for Its Babies
Wormlike amphibians called caecilians add cloacal secretions of a nutritious material similar to milk to their numerous quirks, according to…
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Lucas Samaras, Artist Who Was His Own Canvas, Dies at 87
A wild card even by the rabble-rousing standards of the 1960s, he once said that he used himself in his…
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Dark Brandon in the House
Enough already: It is time to unleash Dark Brandon on this soul-sucking downer of a presidential race. And the most…
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The Disappearance of Mayor Adams
Halfway through Eric Adams’s term as mayor of New York, many of the headlines he generates aren’t about the city;…
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Civil Discourse on Campus Is Put to the Test
The same week that a U.C. Berkeley protest ended in violence, with doors broken, people allegedly injured, a guest lecture…
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