Opinion
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A Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia
This month, President Biden threw one of the most lavish state dinners in Washington’s recent memory. Celebrities and billionaires flocked…
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The Ghost of the 1968 Antiwar Movement Has Returned
At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, anti-Vietnam War protesters clashed with police officers — whose brutal role in…
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This Is What a Miracle Drug Looks Like. And It Only Costs $5 to Make.
Last year was called the year of Ozempic, though it was also a year of Ozempic backlash and Ozempic shortages,…
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This May Be Our Last Chance to Halt Bird Flu in Humans and We Are Blowing It
The outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza among U.S. dairy cows, first reported on March 25, has now spread to at…
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Alfonso Chardy, Who Helped Expose Iran-Contra Scandal, Dies at 72
A Miami Herald correspondent, he powered a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and helped snare three…
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Donald M. Payne Jr., Five-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 65
A Newark Democrat, he succeeded his father, who was the first Black member of New Jersey’s congressional delegation.
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Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81
She made a classic wig and poodle skirt for “Grease” (using a bath mat and a toilet cover) and turned…
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Helen Vendler, ‘Colossus’ of Poetry Criticism, Dies at 90
In the poetry marketplace, her praise had reputation-making power, while her disapproval could be withering.
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Every Tech Tool in the Classroom Should Be Ruthlessly Evaluated
Educational technology in schools is sometimes described as a wicked problem — a term coined by a design and planning…
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The Supreme Court Has Already Botched the Trump Immunity Case
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump’s immunity-appeal case on Thursday may appear to advance the…