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‘I Have Cancer,’ the TikTok Star Said. Then Came the Torrent of Hate.
By the time Sydney Towle graduated from Dartmouth College in 2022, she had a growing social media side hustle. On TikTok, where she posted videos, her fans watched her perform dance moves in her kitchen and lip-sync to popular songs. She modeled …
A Key to New York City’s Water Quality That’s Hiding in Plain Sight
Hundreds of cast-iron boxes standing chest-high on the sidewalks of New York City are there to provide an essential service to residents. But these silver sentinels go largely unnoticed, their purpose a mystery to the millions who shuffle past. Once …
How the Macy’s Nighttime Team Keeps the Flowers Fresh
As Mother’s Day nears, 50 varieties of plants bloom in the Macy’s Flower Show. That takes work.
Fight Like Our Democracy Depends on It
The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term have done more damage to American democracy than anything else since the demise of Reconstruction. Mr. Trump is attempting to create a presidency unconstrained by Congress or the courts, in which he …
Right Wing Counterculture: Vitality. Masculinity. Transgression.
The left has dictated culture for decades. Jonathan Keeperman is trying to change that.
The U.S. Military Needs Guns and Soldiers, Stat
The United States possesses the world’s most advanced military equipment, and quality matters immensely in combat. But quantity gets a say, too. And from ships to shells to soldiers, the U.S. military lacks the personnel and materiel it needs to …
David Horowitz, Leftist Turned Trump Defender, Is Dead at 86
Once a Marxist, he came to embrace hard-right positions, including the falsehood that Mr. Trump won in 2020, and to mentor Stephen Miller, later the Trump adviser.
At Vietnam War Memorial, Familiar Names, Old Grief and a Kind of Peace
Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness, anger and fury. And for some, finally, closure.
11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates
The teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in after the district attorney gave them 48 hours to surrender. He called the episode “hazing on steroids.”
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.