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Trying to Stop Lanternflies? ‘Don’t Bother, They’re Here.’
Good morning. It’s Friday. We’ll follow up on a story about the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest the experts say…
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When It Comes to Lightning, Don’t Pass the Salt
One of nature’s most intense spectacles can be tamed with humble sea salt, the same stuff that graces some dinner…
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What the U.S. Gets Wrong About Iran
Ibn Khaldun, the 14th-century North African scholar, wrote that empires tended not to last beyond three generations. The founders of…
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When Will the Pandemic End? And Other Pressing Questions, Answered
While the risks of deaths and hospitalizations from Covid-19 are substantially lower now, navigating this phase of the pandemic can…
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A Nourishing Conversation With Mohsin Hamid on Social Fictions — and Real Losses
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ In his latest work, “The Last White Man,” the award-winning writer Mohsin Hamid imagines…
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‘It’s Really Magic’
The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, on Thursday, but that was hardly the point. Major League Baseball had…
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Sue Bird Became the Legend She Needed: ‘There Was No Real Path’
Sue Bird peeked upcourt as she caught the outlet pass. Her Seattle Storm teammate Natasha Howard had streaked ahead of…
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‘Today, You Can Walk Around Like You Own the Place.’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It takes a certain type of Packers fan to tailgate outside Lambeau Field at sunrise months…
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Did the F.B.I. Just Re-Elect Donald Trump?
Why is Donald Trump so powerful? How did he come to dominate one of the two major parties and get…