People
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Food
Epidemics That Weren’t: How Countries Shut Down Recent Outbreaks
Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats…
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News
The Thorny Questions Raised by Charitable Giving
The last week of the year is a big one for writing checks to charities, especially for Americans who are…
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Finance
Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound
Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren’t coming…
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Finance
These Women Distillers Are Rising With the American Whiskey Boom
For the Taking the Lead series, we asked leaders in various fields to share insights on what they’ve learned and…
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World
With ‘Zero Covid,’ China Proved It’s Good at Control. Governance Is Harder.
For a powerful government that has bragged about its command of the country, its absence at a moment of crisis…
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News
How Americans Can Stand Against Extremism
Whoever shot the small steel ball through the front window of the Brewmaster’s Taproom in Renton, Wash., this month wasn’t…
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News
A Christmas Conversation About Christ
“Jesus loves New York Times readers, too.”
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World
Russia Shells Kherson, Killing 5 as Zelensky Warns More Strikes Could Mar Christmas
Ukraine’s leader had urged vigilance after the military noted the presence of Russian ships carrying cruise missiles in the Black…
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News
Why Jesus Loved Friendship
The enduring significance of Christmas is that it represents perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Christian faith — the…
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Finance
France Desperately Needs Workers, but the Fixes Could Anger Left and Right
Legalization of undocumented workers and pared-down unemployment benefits are part of the government’s plan to fill hundreds of thousands of…