People
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US
Amid a Plague of Shootings, Bystanders Become Heroes
Jason Seaman, a seventh-grade science teacher in Noblesville, Ind., was helping a student with a test when a classmate returned…
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World
The Newest Contraband at the Mexican Border: Eggs
There has been an increase in the number of people trying to bring eggs into the United States, where the…
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News
A Smarter Way to Reduce Gun Deaths
Graphics by Nathaniel Lash and Stuart A. Thompson Once again the United States is seared by screams, shots, blood, sirens…
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Finance
Washington Post Lays Off 20 Journalists
A further 30 open positions will not be filled. The overall size of the newsroom is expected to return to…
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World
Power Outage Sweeps Pakistan, Dropping Millions Into Darkness
Blackouts are becoming increasingly common in Pakistan, where small failures can lead to cascading effects through the nation’s deteriorating power…
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Finance
How M&M’s Found Itself in the Culture Wars
The candy brand announced that Maya Rudolph would replace its promotional cartoon characters, which have been the focus of a…
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News
How to Redeem Social Media in One Easy Step
NASHVILLE — Not quite halfway through the new season of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” a young woman, Portia, breaks into…
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News
I Don’t Mind if You Say You Have ‘a Little OCD’
It’s become common for people to use diagnostic terms to describe themselves, saying that they are “sort of autistic” or…
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Food
Which Came First, Inflation or the Egg Meme?
Home cooks are flocking to the internet to lament skyrocketing prices.
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Finance
Savings Accounts for Disabled People Are Opened to More of Them
Only those who became disabled by age 26 have been eligible for ABLE accounts. But Congress raised the age to…