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From his home in the Appalachian foothills, Kevin Bumgarner, the father of Madison Bumgarner, the World Series M.V.P., sent his son a text while watching him lead San Francisco to the title.
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New studies show that the effects of marijuana on young people may be greater than we thought.
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Sir Nicholas Winton saved Jewish children, and for decades said nothing. The deed speaks for itself.
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The increase in acid reflux may partly be due to dinners after 8 p.m.
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The lack of competition in the U.S. broadband industry could have long-term economic consequences for American competitiveness.
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Plenty of smartphone apps offer worthwhile and entertaining lessons.
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Mr. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, is by far the most prominent executive of a public company to openly declare his homosexuality.
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When it comes to dating, research shows, looks are all that matter, at least initially, something Tinder has taken full advantage of.
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The musician and author of the new picture book “Outlaw Pete” likes reading about cosmology: “I find men and women struggling to answer the deepest questions we can ask freeing.”
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The age of artificial intelligence is finally at hand. Will we master it, or will it master us?
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On a trip to the Seine-et-Marne region, where Brie has been produced since the seventh century, the author goes on an indulgent cheese tasting tour.
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When Richard Berman urged Western Energy Alliance members to fight an “endless war” against their opponents, he did not know he was being recorded.
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Mr. Menino was Boston’s longest-serving mayor, and helped transform it from a gritty parochial town to an economic and cultural hub of New England.
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What if Republicans become the majority in the Senate after the election next week? Would anything really change much?
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Western economists were scathing in their criticisms of Japanese policy, but the slump we fell into isn’t just similar to Japan’s. It’s worse.
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Amid the nonsense, paladins heeding the clarion call to help treat Ebola abroad are being treated like lepers when they return.
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New studies of genomes thousands of years old have allowed scientists to see bits of history playing out over time, revealing that Europeans today have genes from three very different populations.
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Frances McDormand is the crabby, caustic title character in the HBO mini-series adaptation of Elizabeth Strout’s novel “Olive Kitteridge.”
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It’s hard to imagine a Congress less productive than this one, but obstructionism could actually get worse under G.O.P. control.
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What better way to celebrate free speech than by shutting down free speech?
