Health
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Melissa Bank, Author Whose ‘Girls’ Guide’ Was a Phenomenon, Dies at 61
Melissa Bank, a witty, acerbic writer whose first book, “The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing,” became a global publishing…
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Ronald J. Sider, Who Urged Evangelicals to Social Action, Dies at 82
Ronald J. Sider, an evangelical Christian author and speaker who, in an era when evangelicals increasingly aligned themselves with the…
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Mary Ellin Barrett, Daughter and Defender of Irving Berlin, Dies at 95
The songwriter Irving Berlin defined a very American style of sunniness. “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)” delighted…
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Dee Hock, Credit Card Visionary, Is Dead at 93
Dee Hock, a banker with a junior college degree who shaped the Visa credit card into a global financial behemoth,…
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Slow-Cooked Lamb That Can Stand the Heat
Speaking of summer weather, or weren’t we? I pronounce it “exceedingly hot and humid.” While that’s not true of everywhere,…
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Why Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage May Threaten the Immunocompromised
The shortfall of monkeypox vaccine doses in the United States, expected to last for months, is raising urgent questions about…
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The Case for Mandatory National Service
A few weeks ago, I debuted a running feature called “The Magic Wand,” where I throw out an idea and…
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The Case for Longtermism
Imagine living the life of every human being who has ever existed — in order of birth. Your first life…
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I’m Taiwanese and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As a Taiwanese, I’m sometimes asked what it’s like living in “the most dangerous place on earth.”…
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They Were Sure Their High School Was Making Them Sick. Experts Disagreed.
Al Lupiano, his wife and his sister all had brain tumors. It started in 1999 when Mr. Lupiano, then 27,…