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It’s Not Your Imagination. Your Allergies Are Getting Worse.
It’s spring, and I love spring more than I love almost anything else about the natural world, but I don’t…
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On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old
Advertisers of merchandise for young girls find that adult men can become their unintended audience. In a test ad, convicted…
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What We Didn’t Learn From a Space Shuttle Disaster
As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and…
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With Extensive Planning, and Treats, 2,500 Show Dogs Descend on New York
The A-listers who traveled to New York this past weekend, gathering for the biggest event of their careers, arrived by…
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Discover Le Havre, Where Impressionism Was Born
The movement was named for a seascape Monet painted in this often-overlooked city, France’s largest seaport. But it has a…
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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.
Airlines are using artificial intelligence to save fuel, keep customers informed and hold connecting flights for delayed passengers. Here’s what…
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Hold Onto Your Hats, America
Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. It’s commencement season, though at least a few ceremonies are being canceled on account of all…
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Doctors, Not Judges, Should Decide When to Treat Patients Without Their Consent
Not long ago, I took care of a middle-aged man at my hospital who had severe heart failure requiring life…
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Electricity Demand Is Surging. Let’s Not Fry the Planet in Response.
Electric utilities from Georgia to Wisconsin to Virginia are predicting a dizzying surge in power demand from new industrial facilities,…
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Will the Art Market Find Its Footing After Stumbling Sales and a Hack at Christie’s?
Speculation drove art prices to new heights during the pandemic, but declining sales and a cyberattack ignited new worries. Could…