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Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?
The doctors told Naomi that she could not leave the hospital. She was lying in a narrow bed at Denver…
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Style
How a Maui Local Makes Sashimi Extra Special
Hamachi gets a surprising lift from sweet onions in a ponzu sauce.
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World
Love for a Librarian Who Helps Immigrants
Fred Gitner, who runs programs for migrants at the Queens Public Library, is one of 10 librarians to receive an…
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Arts
‘The Color Purple’ Tips Its Hat to Classic Black Musicals
The new movie has so many references to Hollywood gems like “Stormy Weather” and early jazz shorts, it can be…
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World
As Flames Surged, Order Prevailed Inside a Japan Airlines Jet
In addition to a well-trained crew and an advanced plane, the safe evacuation of 367 passengers came down to a…
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Finance
Harvard’s Governance Dilemma
The resignation of Claudine Gay as Harvard’s president reopens the debate over who should run America’s elite universities.
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World
Hamas blames Israel for the death of a senior official in Lebanon.
Israel and the surrounding region were on edge Wednesday, a day after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in…
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News
Requiem for a Winterless Europe
Long before I knew his name, I knew Hendrick Avercamp’s paintings. They show a merry Christmassy world of funnily dressed…
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World
How Charles Darwin Found Inspiration on the Cape Verde Islands
Most travelers following in Darwin’s footsteps go to the Galápagos. But it was here, on a rocky island off the…
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World
Abrupt Dismissals Point to Xi Jinping’s Quiet Shake-Up of China’s Military
The purge of several commanders from China’s legislature was the latest sign of widening investigations focused on the sensitive arms…