The Sunday Read: ‘Women Have Been Misled About Menopause’
Menopausal hormone therapy was once the most commonly prescribed treatment in the United States. In the late 1990s, some 15 million women a...
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Latest firstHow Sports Betting Hit the Mainstream in America
This weekend, one of the most watched sporting events of the year, the Super Bowl, will draw an estimated $16 billion in bets from...
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The Most Empty Downtown in America
For the past decade, San Francisco has worked hard to turn its downtown into a vibrant hub, providing a model that other cities in the...
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The Police Unit That Was Supposed to Keep Memphis Safe
This episode contains descriptions of violence. The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, at the hands of officers in Memphis...
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The Deadly Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
On Monday, a giant 7.8-magnitude earthquake and an aftershock almost as big shook the earth in southern Turkey. The quakes sent ripples...
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A Chinese Balloon and a Diplomatic Showdown
On Wednesday, residents in Montana saw a mysterious object — a balloon — hovering and bobbing around in the skies. The enigma brought...
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The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Made Spain the Magic Capital of the World’
Going out to dinner with Juan Tamariz in Madrid is a little like accompanying a cartoon character on a journey to the real world. As Shuja...
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The End of the Pandemic Emergency in the U.S.
The Biden administration said this week that it would end the public health emergency for Covid, a sign that federal officials believe that...
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A Revolution in How Democrats Pick a President
For the past 50 years, the race to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee has been shaped by the where the contest begins:...
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The State of the U.S. Economy in 4 Numbers
The typical sales price of an existing family home in the United States in December: 372,700. The number of layoffs in the tech sector...
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7 States, 1 River and an Agonizing Choice
In the United States, 40 million people in seven states depend on water provided by the Colorado River.After 20 years of drought, the...
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The Death of Tyre Nichols
This episode contains descriptions of violence and strong language.Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old Black man who lived in Memphis. His...
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The Sunday Read: ‘Has the Amazon Reached Its “Tipping Point”?’
In the past half-century, 17 percent of the Amazon — an area larger than Texas — has been converted to croplands or cattle pasture. Less...
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Arrests, Executions and the Iranian Protesters Who Refuse to Give Up
This episode contains descriptions of violence and injury. In September, protests began in Iran over the death of a young woman, Mahsa...
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An Aggressive New Approach to Childhood Obesity
Recent advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended a bold approach to treating the millions of children in the United...
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How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over Patients
Nonprofit hospitals — which make up around half of hospitals in the United States — were founded to help the poor.But a Times investigation...
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What Biden Miscalculated About His Classified Documents
Over the weekend, F.B.I. agents found classified documents at President Biden’s residence in Wilmington, Del., after conducting a 13-hour...
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The Debt Ceiling Showdown, Explained
In the past decade or more, votes over increasing the U.S. debt ceiling have increasingly been used as a political tool. That has led to...
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The Sunday Read: ‘Could I Survive the “Quietest Place on Earth”?’
In a room in a modest concrete building in a leafy Minneapolis neighborhood is silence exceeding the bounds of human perception....
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A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey
With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central...
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