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World
High-Ranking Election Official Is Killed in Myanmar
A rebel group has claimed responsibility for the attack on an official for the military junta, which comes amid cascading…
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World
Fed Up With Mayhem, Miami Beach Wants to Tame Spring Break for Good
After a series of violent incidents, the city is moving to pre-empt late-night partying, but businesses worry about crimping their…
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World
The Income Gap Is Becoming a Physical-Activity Divide
Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers.
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Finance
Are Text Messages the New Social Media? One Start-Up Thinks So.
Community, which was first marketed as a way for celebrities to text their fans, now has big brands on board.
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News
Peter Singer: The Simplest Way to Change the Planet’s Fate
MELBOURNE, Australia — The year of the first Earth Day, 1970, was the year I stopped eating meat. I didn’t…
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World
Barry Humphries (Dame Edna to You, Possums) Is Dead at 89
Bewigged, bejeweled and bejowled, Mr. Humphries’s creation was one of the longest-lived characters ever channeled by a single performer.
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World
No Major Disruption From Public Sector Strike, but Also No Solution in Sight
The walkout by federal public servants was spurred by inflation and the government’s return-to-office program.
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News
Charles Stanley, Atlanta Pastor Who Preached to the World, Dies at 90
He helped lead a conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, and he mastered the use of media to spread…
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Finance
What to Do With Your Tax Refund? Save for Emergencies.
The average refund is down from last year, but still almost $3,000. One option experts recommend is stashing part of…
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Style
Rachel Weisz and the Glorious Horrors of Pregnancy
The first episode of the new female-fronted television adaptation of David Cronenberg’s 1988 psychological thriller, “Dead Ringers,” splices together footage…