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Sri Lankan Family Wins a Long Battle to Stay in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — Four years ago, immigration officers arrived at dawn to rip a Sri Lankan family away from the…
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The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
In June, 100 fruit fly scientists gathered on the Greek island of Crete for their biennial meeting. Among them was…
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Facing Energy Crisis, Germans, Warily, Give Nuclear a Second Look
LANDSHUT, Germany — When Angela Merkel pulled the plug on nuclear power after the Fukushima meltdown, she set Germany on…
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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,…
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How Changing One Law Could Protect Kids From Social Media
Parenthood has always been fraught with worry and guilt, but parents in the age of social media have increasingly confronted…
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Gender Is Complicated for All of Us. Let’s Talk About It.
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ It’s hard to think of anything changing more quickly in our society right now…
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Republicans Begin Adjusting to a Fierce Abortion Backlash
Republican candidates, facing a stark reality check from Kansas voters, are softening their once-uncompromising stands against abortion as they ...
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Amtrak Rewarded Executives With Six-Figure Bonuses as Rail Service Struggled
Amtrak’s top executives received six-figure incentive bonuses in 2021, their biggest payouts in years, despite the service’s lackluster financial ...