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World
Shirley Conran, Author Best Known for the Steamy ‘Lace,’ Dies at 91
A divorced single mother, she started out to write a sex guide for schoolgirls and ended up with a tale…
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World
Thursday Briefing: How ‘America’s Monster’ Operated in Afghanistan
Plus, three European countries recognize a Palestinian state.
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World
‘Where Did Justine Go?’ One Woman Disappears Into Devotion
A few days before Christmas in 2020, quarantined with Covid in the basement of a Hare Krishna ashram in Philadelphia,…
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Business
Sam Bankman-Fried Transferred Out of Brooklyn Jail
The FTX founder’s final destination wasn’t clear, but Mr. Bankman-Fried has told people close to him that he expected to…
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Food
Despite Setback, Neuralink’s First Brain-Implant Patient Stays Upbeat
Elon Musk’s first human experiment with a computerized brain device developed significant flaws, but the subject, who is paralyzed, has…
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Style
Is the Party That Ended Apartheid Losing Its Grip on South Africa?
The campaign to keep the African National Congress in power kicked off, unofficially, under a scorching January sun in a…
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World
‘Dropping Very Dramatically’: What Deadly Turbulence Did to a Flight
Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was a rare instance of turbulence resulting in a death.
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Business
Businesses in D.C. Blame the Government for the District’s Empty Offices
Kostas Fostieris grew wistful as he remembered the workday crowds that once flocked to Greek Deli & Catering, a small…
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World
Who Was Abdul Raziq?
Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTWho Was Abdul Raziq? I first heardabout Abdul Raziq in early 2009, when I was a young…
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News
Return of the Inflation Truthers
Has U.S. inflation come down? Yes. We have two main measures of inflation: the Consumer Price Index, which pretty much…