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Hello, Dolley? Earliest Known Photograph of a First Lady Comes to Auction
Sotheby’s is offering a recently surfaced 1846 daguerreotype of Dolley Madison, who is credited with inventing the role of first…
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Saudi Arabia’s Thoroughly Iconic, Unsustainable City in the Desert
It may not feel like it, but we’re likely experiencing the largest construction booms in history. According to one estimate,…
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Talking About Periods Is Taboo. So We Talked About Them.
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTTalking About Periods Is Taboo. So We Talked About Them. June 11, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ETShare full…
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There’s a Reason Trump Has Friends in High Places
Among the features that distinguish capitalist society from its predecessors, the political theorist Ellen Meiksins Wood once observed, is “the…
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Restore Elon Musk (and Tesla) to Greatness
Elon Musk is not just another inconsequential Silicon Valley billionaire. Most of his inconsequential peers have two primary accomplishments: showing…
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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited
Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal…
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Amid Outcry, Academy Museum to Revise Exhibit on Hollywood’s Jewish Roots
When the museum first opened, it was criticized for omitting Hollywood’s Jewish pioneers. Now it is under fire for what…
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Advisory Panel of Experts Endorses F.D.A. Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug
The modest benefits of the treatment, donanemab, made by Eli Lilly, outweigh the risks, the panel concluded unanimously.
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James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
After studying Gandhi’s principles of civil disobedience in India, he joined the 1960s civil rights movement and became an architect…
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The One Thing Everyone Is Missing About Hunter Biden’s Case
Hunter Biden’s legal case is, at its root, a story about the toxic, careless choices made by a drug addict.…