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Putin’s Nukes in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may find that a nuclear weapon in orbit is less useful for war than intimidation.
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Seeing Stars, Sperm and Millions of Spawn After a Valentine’s Day Rendezvous
Sunflower sea stars, a species of giant starfish, are critically endangered. Researchers tinkered with sperm in an aquarium lab to help them reproduce.
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This Persian Lentil Rice Recipe Only Feels Expensive
Adas polo, a Persian recipe perfumed with cinnamon and layered with caramelized onions and dates, only feels expensive.
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Baker allegedly passed off Dunkin’ doughnuts as vegan and gluten-free
A Long Island vegan market says a supplier delivered what were supposed to be vegan and gluten-free doughnuts — but they appeared to be from Dunkin’.
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Delivery driver takes lunch to animal shelter, ends up adopting a dog
On the spot, Grubhub driver Alan Moncayo decided that the dog was meant to be his.
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Preparing to see my weight-obsessed dad. Hax readers give advice.
A letter writer whose extra pounds drew Dad’s constant harping has shed the weight — and now dreads his gloating response.
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Has cream cheese changed recently? Your cooking questions, answered.
Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.
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10 recipes inspired by ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and more Oscar nominees
Celebrate the Academy Award nominees with recipes for pasta, stir-fry, ham, desserts and more.
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Fed Chair Powell Still Expects to Cut Rates This Year, but Not Yet
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, told lawmakers that rate cuts in 2024 were still likely and that hot-button bank rules could be reissued.
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Steven Mnuchin Backs New York Community Bank in $1 Billion Deal
Mr. Mnuchin, the former Treasury secretary, led investors who put together a package in an effort to rescue the struggling lender.