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The Book That Made R.J. Palacio Cry on the Subway
What books are on your night stand? “We, the Drowned,” by Carsten Jensen; “The Betrothed,” by Alessandro Manzoni; “Utopia for…
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America Is Losing Religious Faith
While much of the rest of the industrialized world has become more secular over the last half-century, the United States…
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Can TikTok Revive the Dead?
#Gravetok influencers post videos of themselves visiting burial sites, cleaning headstones and following recipes inscribed on them.
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World
Maui Knew Dangerous Wildfires Had Become Inevitable. It Still Wasn’t Ready.
It was the firestorm that wildfire experts and residents on Maui had warned about for years — a blaze fueled…
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Hawaii’s Next Disaster Doesn’t Have to Be So Ghastly
Hawaii has one of the most sophisticated tsunami warning systems in the world, fine-tuned over the course of almost 80…
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World
Giuliani Repeatedly Sought Financial Lifeline From Trump
As Rudolph Giuliani has neared a financial breaking point with a pile of legal bills, the former president has largely…
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To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute Trump
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Our Economy Thrives on Bad Feelings
Since 2020, the richest 1 percent has captured nearly two-thirds of all new wealth globally — almost twice as much…
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World
Latest About the Maui Wildfires: Emergency Management Chief Resigns
The sudden departure comes a day after the chief defended not using outdoor alert sirens. The official death toll has…
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World
As Wildfire Nears, Entire Canadian City Is Ordered to Evacuate
Officials told residents to clear out of the Northwest Territories city of Yellowknife by Friday afternoon. Most were expected to…