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What Makes a Coincidence Meaningful?
There are two kinds of people in the world: People who say, “What a coincidence,” and people who say, “Just…
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World
‘Famine Is Imminent’ in Northern Gaza, Report Warns
Experts anticipate a steep rise in malnutrition-related deaths in children in Gaza, according to a new report from a global…
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It’s Not You: Dating Apps Are Getting Worse
“The golden age of dating apps is over,” a friend told me at a bar on Super Bowl Sunday. As…
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Read Your Way Through the San Francisco Bay Area
The Bay Area has had many lives. The Oakland novelist Leila Mottley shares books that paint a picture of the…
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World
Family Goes Missing After Heavy Rains Drench Western Australia
Seven people, including four children, haven’t been seen in more than a day after 5.5 inches of rain in 24…
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Where Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Collide
Every time I write, as I did last week, that I don’t think anti-Zionism is necessarily antisemitic, I get emails…
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US
California’s Ballot Measure on Mental Health Care Still Isn’t Decided. Why?
Proposition 1 was expected to be widely approved, but the vote is close. Here’s what the measure is and what’s…
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World
Gaza Begins Ramadan With No Cease-Fire
International hopes at reaching a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were dashed on…
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Surviving the Ugliness of It All
I’ve been crisscrossing the country almost constantly over the last five months. When I ask people about politics, the feeling…
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Living Slow Deaths Behind Bars
Scientists have found that most cells in our bodies regenerate every seven to 10 years on average. This includes certain…