Health
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Investigating Trump Is Fraught, but Not Doing So Is Worse
There are more than a few commentators and observers who are afraid of what might happen to the United States…
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Gen X Is Kind of, Sort of, Not Really the Boss
The top job in this country has gone from the baby boomer Barack Obama to the barely boomer Donald Trump…
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The Most Productive Dysfunctional Congress Ever
In March, Congress overhauled the U.S. Postal Service, which had been on the brink of insolvency for years. In June,…
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Afghanistan, One Year After the Fall
Mullah Naqibullah, a slim, young Taliban fighter, tossed his shawl over his shoulder and adjusted his rifle. He made his…
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The C.D.C. Continues to Lead From Behind
While we wait to learn more about how Donald Trump was using blueprints for the doomsday machine from “Dr. Strangelove”…
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The Biggest Health Care Reform in a Decade Could Lower Your Costs
Even in their pared-down form passed by Congress, the changes to the U.S. health care system in the Inflation Reduction…
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Afghan Women Reflect on the Anniversary of the U.S. Withdrawal
Aug. 15, 2021, was a dark day for Afghanistan — and for Afghan women in particular. The Taliban took control…
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Don’t Feel Guilty About Working on Vacation — or About Vacationing at Work
It’s August — a time for vacationing, and also for the tradition of lamenting how bad Americans are at vacationing.…
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Jan Longone, Influential Scholar of Food History, Dies at 89
Jan Longone, a curious, cordial and diligent food scholar who started a mail-order cookbook business from her Michigan basement that…
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Trump Sics the G.O.P. on the F.B.I.
WASHINGTON — It was inevitable that the Scofflaw and the Law would clash. Still, it is one of the most…