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Biden’s Budget Underscores Divide With Republicans and Trump
The president’s $7.3 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, largely from raising taxes on high earners and corporations.
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Netanyahu’s Coalition ‘May Be in Jeopardy,’ Intelligence Report Says
The document predicted that Israel would struggle to achieve its goal of destroying Hamas in Gaza.
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The Blue Waters of San Andres, an Island Belonging to Colombia, Are Stunning
The island, close to Nicaragua but part of Colombia, boasts waters in seven shades of the color. Counting them — from a boat, from a cay, from the shade of a coconut tree — is a meditative experience.
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Surprise: An ‘Extraterrestrial’ Gadget Was Something More Familiar
In 2014 a fireball from outer space was posited to be an alien artifact. A recent study suggests otherwise.
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With an Orange-Tufted Spiderhunter, Birder Breaks Record for Sightings
In February, Peter Kaestner beat out the competition to document his 10,000th bird species.
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In the search for sustainable food, a top chef homes in on waste
Rasmus Munk’s new Spora lab in Copenhagen is trying to make chocolate out of coffee grounds, tacos out of canola-oil byproduct and more.
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The house that haunts me
I dream of buying my childhood home. But is it the house I miss — or the people who once lived there with me?
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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend forecasts a breakup every time they fight
Boyfriend is stressed out by his divorce proceedings, and it’s showing up as insecurity whenever they argue these days.
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Ask Amy: My husband says his friend who assaulted me is a ‘nice guy’
Her husband’s friend forcibly kissed her in her own home. Her husband still insists he’s a “nice guy.”
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Miss Manners: What is proper elevator etiquette?
Letter writer wonders how to properly get off an elevator.