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What MAGA’s Beef With Lab-Grown Meat Says About the G.O.P.
By Paul Krugman Produced by Derek Arthur and Jillian Weinberger Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida recently signed a bill that…
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The Hardening of the Israeli Psyche
It was the pictures of Palestinians swimming and sunning at a Gaza beach that rubbed Yehuda Shlezinger, an Israeli journalist,…
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Pizza Boxes Finally Get Their Own Recycling Bin
The Central Park Conservancy is testing a new receptacle — square, with a narrow slot — in an effort to…
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J. Gary Cooper, Pathbreaking Marine Leader, Is Dead at 87
He was the first Black officer to lead a Marine Corps infantry company into combat. He later became an Alabama…
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Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new…
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When Donald Trump Met Hannibal Lecter
How many of your acquaintances have been eaten by an immigrant who crossed the U.S. border illegally? How many such…
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What Do You Do When A.I. Takes Your Voice?
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company…
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Despite War, Ukrainian Wines Are Finding a Global Audience
Ukraine is one of the world’s historic wine-producing regions, with a history that stretches back thousands of years. It’s also…
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…
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I Was Shot in Vermont. What if It Had Been in the West Bank?
That frigid autumn night in Burlington, Vt., was not the first time I had stared down the barrel of a…