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Galveston’s Texas-Size Plan to Stop the Next Big Storm
By Xander Peters Photographs by Trevor PaulhusSoutheast Texas’ coast is flat and twiggy, bordered mostly by the sea and emblems of the region’s biggest economi... More »
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Likes Are Private on X, Killing Another Form of Internet Creeping
This month, X made likes private for everyone. Lurkers hoping to keep tabs on crushes and exes are processing this latest development.A go-to resource for keeping tabs on exes and crushes online has disabled a very important feature. The yearners, piners and l... More »
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The Etiquette of Remembering Your Friend’s Pet’s Name
Kiyomi Lowe regularly hears people mispronounce her name or sometimes forget it altogether. “I get Naomi, Kaiomi, sometimes Kimmy,” she said. It doesn’t bother her: “I’ll respond to anything.”She is less forgiving when friends and acquaintances forget the name... More »
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Neanderthal community cared for child with Down syndrome, fossil suggests
The word Neanderthal is sometimes used as a synonym for stupid or brutish, but a new fossil analysis has added weight to the hypothesis that our prehistoric cousins actually had collaborative or even compassionate qualities. Evidence of a Neanderthal child wit... More »
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Baseus Magnetic Wireless Charging Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire Hazard; Imported by Shenzhen Baseus Technology
Recalled Magnetic Wireless Charging Power BanksRecalled PPCXM06 Magnetic Power BankRecalled PPCXW06 Power Bank Name of ... More »
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President Biden and Donald Trump, Some Tough Questions for Each of You
The stakes in this year’s presidential election are the greatest in my lifetime. So as a way to frame the choice before voters, I offer these foreign policy questions for President Biden and Donald Trump in the debate on Thursday:President Biden, for months yo... More »
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Opposing Visions of a New South
Last week, Governor Wes Moore of Maryland, a Democrat, signed an executive order pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions, saying, “Today, we take a big step forward toward ensuring equal justice for all.” But, he said, “this won’t be our last effort. We must c... More »
L.A. City Council declares Marilyn Monroe house a cultural landmark, saving it from destruction
After a year-long battle, Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood home has been saved from destruction.On Wednesday, the L.A. City Council unanimously voted to designate the Spanish Colonial-style residence as a historic cultural monument, protecting it from being razed by... More »
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Hailey Bieber Fans Turn Out for Her Rhode Makeup Pop-Up
After braving a line that snaked through SoHo, fans snapped selfies and rubbed blush on their cheeks inside a tiny pop-up shop for Mrs. Bieber’s makeup brand, Rhode.The line of Hailey Bieber fans snaked up Greene Street in Manhattan and wrapped around the bloc... More »
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From ‘WORST debater’ to ‘worthy debater’: Trump changes his tune on Biden’s skills
In six weeks, Donald Trump has gone from mocking President Joe Biden as a feckless debater who can barely speak to praising his talents ahead of their first debate in the 2024 presidential election.“Crooked Joe Biden is the WORST debater I have ever faced — He... More »
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Supreme Court tosses out claim Biden admin coerced social media companies to remove content
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out claims that the Biden administration unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove contentious content.In reaching its conclusion, the court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts b... More »
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Keeping the Spirit of Maine’s Wild Blueberry Harvest Alive
Photographs by Greta Rybus Text by Kate OlsonBryan Johnson arrived at the wild blueberry camps on a warm August night in 2023. It was around 1 a.m. Exhausted f... More »