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In Tense Meeting, Dr. Oz Pressed Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens

Most groups defended their support for medical intervention. But the Society for Plastic Surgeons broke with the consensus.

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How My Mother’s Dying Wish Took My Family to Antarctica

What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.

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What Do Africans Think of Trump’s Travel Ban List?

The restrictions on half the continent have been called racist and unfair. “We don’t come to the United States because we’re running away,” one N.B.A. fan said.

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Republican Officials Fuel Vitriol Against Muslims and Islamic School in Alabama

A local campaign against the small school reflects growing Islamophobia in conservative enclaves in America and among G.O.P. officials.

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Rising Prices and High Interest Rates Are Making Car Ownership Feel Impossible

Rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs are making it harder for people to buy or keep cars.

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Lululemon Scrambles to Revive Yoga Pants Empire Amid Fight With Founder

The interim chief executives are trying to rejuvenate sales as the founder, Chip Wilson, engages in a proxy battle for the boardroom.

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Lululemon Scrambles to Revive Yoga Pants Empire Amid Fight With Founder

The interim chief executives are trying to rejuvenate sales as the founder, Chip Wilson, engages in a proxy battle for the boardroom.

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Quartz Countertop Makers Want Immunity Against Legal Claims from Sick Stone Cutters

Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.

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Professors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump’s Gaze

Harvard is the White House’s biggest target, but professors all over the country have been censoring themselves, avoiding provocative topics and rewriting grants.

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Oil Tops $106 a Barrel as Worries Persist About Global Supplies

As the broader war in the Middle East begins its third week, worries over the fallout of crippled energy supplies continue to roil markets.

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Poverty in New York City Inched Higher in 2024 for Third Year in a Row

The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.

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The Epstein Files: A Timeline

What began as a sex-trafficking investigation in Florida has gone on to spawn conspiracy theories and tarnish the legacies of influential people.

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One of Epstein’s Levers of Power: Access to Elite Private Schools

Jeffrey Epstein used his money and influence in the world of elite private schools to assist friends and acquaintances.

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Behind Mamdani’s Smile, a Politician Who Can Be a Ruthless Operator

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while charming in public, has thrown sharp elbows in private as he pushes his political brand and agenda among fellow Democrats.

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‘One Battle After Another Was Totally Meh’: 3 Opinion Writers Size Up the Oscars

What did the academy get right? Wrong? What was just weird? Three culture fans discuss Hollywood’s biggest night.

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A Weakened Iran Won’t Transform the Middle East

A defeated Iran will not produce the transformation of the Middle East sought by many.

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The War Is Making It Harder to Keep the Lights On, 2,000 Miles Away

Bangladesh is taking steps to conserve electricity, which its factories need to keep stitching together the world’s clothing.

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Unforgettable Oscars Looks 2026: Bumblebee Brooches, Jewel-Tone Gowns and More

Jewel-tone gowns, bumblebee brooches, overalls and more.

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Our Favorite Oscars Red Carpet Photos Featuring Jessie Buckley and More

Grand entrances, statement-making fashion and the occasional candid moment, on a night geared for gold.

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‘One Battle After Another,’ an Antifascist Movie at a Fascist Moment

“One Battle After Another” defies Trumpian taboos.

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Kennedy Center Board to Vote Monday on Trump’s Proposed Closure

The planned vote to close the center for renovations was listed on an agenda circulated to the center’s board of trustees on Sunday, less than a day before the meeting.

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Why ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Good Movie

The Netflix animated blockbuster might be proof that we are finally living in a post-multicultural world.

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Barbra Streisand Pays Tribute to Robert Redford at 2026 Oscars

Streisand and Redford built a lengthy friendship after acting together in 1973’s “The Way We Were.”

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Sean Penn Wins Best Supporting Actor for ‘One Battle After Another’ but Skips Oscars

The actor has a history with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and had been skipping awards ceremonies.

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Oscars 2026 Winners: Updating List

The winning actors, directors, pictures and more at the 98th annual Academy Awards.

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In Illinois, Clashes Over AIPAC Erupt As House Campaign Closes

In a Democratic primary, accusations are flying that allies of a hard-line pro-Israel group are trying to divide progressives, exploiting a broader rift in the party.

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Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms

A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, even as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifts away from talking about vaccine policy.

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Desperation in Cuba Ignites Unusual Acts of Defiance

A protest in the city of Morón in central Cuba culminated in fiery vandalism at the local Communist Party headquarters.

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2026 Oscars Red Carpet Photos: Shaboozey, Chase Infiniti and More

See what nominees and guests for the 98th Academy Awards — including Jessie Buckley, Odessa A’zion and Renate Reinsve — wore to arrive to the ceremony.

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4 Palestinians Killed When Israeli Forces Open Fire on West Bank Family

Six members of a Palestinian family went out for a ride in the car. Only two made it back home.

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