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World
Trading Books for a Rifle: The Teacher Who Volunteered in Ukraine
When Russian troops rushed Kyiv, a woman joined its defense. She was a middle-school teacher, and had never held a…
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News
Stella Stevens, Hollywood Bombshell Who Yearned for More, Dies at 84
She starred alongside the likes of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis. But she wanted to direct and write, and she…
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World
They’re Betting the Family Farm on Weed
Come summer, the warehouse at Hepworth Farms will be filled with Cherokee Purples, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dyes and dozens more of…
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World
This Charity Fights Sex Trafficking. Bureaucracy Might Doom It.
GEMS is one of the most respected providers of aid to young victims of sexual exploitation. But New York City’s…
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US
A Homeless Student Received Aid for an Apartment. Then Came the Hard Part.
As the housing crisis deepens in Los Angeles County, one young woman learns that searching for a place of her…
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News
My Child Is in an Impossible Place, and I Am There With Her
In my family, we talk about hard things. That’s not to say we are morose. We are not. Nor are…
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Arts
‘Emily’ Review: A Brontë Sister’s Savage, Hardy and Free Life
Blending fact with generous, liberating fiction, the director Frances O’Connor brings the author of “Wuthering Heights” to pleasurable life.
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News
Margaret Heagarty, Champion for Children’s Health in Harlem, Dies at 88
The first white woman to head the pediatrics unit at Harlem Hospital, she was challenged by the epidemics of crack…
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News
Sandra Trehub, Pioneer in the Psychology of Music, Dies at 84
She showed that basic musical ability is present in infants across cultures, laying a foundation for a growing field of…
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Finance
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Longtime C.E.O., Says She Will Step Down
One of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, she was an early Google employee and a key member of…