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The Thorny Questions Raised by Charitable Giving
The last week of the year is a big one for writing checks to charities, especially for Americans who are…
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Why Dickens Haunts Us
WASHINGTON — I had always been a bah humbug sort of person about Christmas. It seemed like a season of…
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N.B.A. Christmas Day Games: What to Know
The N.B.A. brings out its stars on Christmas. This year, there will be some new rivalries, too.
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World
Lonely, Single and Over 50? China Has a Game Show for That.
Several popular television programs in the country are helping to encourage conversations about the social, romantic and sexual needs of…
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Health
The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills
Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting…
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$1.8 Million Homes in Florida, Tennessee and New Mexico
A Mediterranean-style house in West Palm Beach, an 1836 farmhouse on 11 acres in Knoxville and an adobe home in…
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How to Imagine a Different America
In my column this year, I’ve tried to emphasize the extent to which there are competing traditions — competing notions…
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Arts
‘Des Moines’ Review: Drowning in the Drink
A new production of Denis Johnson’s final play showcases many of his signatures: deadpan absurdism, misfit characters, heavy drinking and…
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Finance
Crucial Talks on Preserving Nature Are on Now. Here Are the Key Issues.
Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Canada in an effort to halt, and reverse, staggering declines in wildlife.
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Arts
Review: Gibney Dances Ohad Naharin, Minus the Inner Drive
The Gibney Company presents Naharin’s “Yag,” but the dancers lack the stage presence to fully inhabit it.