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Lausanne, Where the Olympics Never End
A new arts district, stylish restaurants and a museum that pays homage to the Games greet visitors to this Swiss city, home to the International Olympic Committee.
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Centuries of Avalanches Are Stored in Tree Rings
Discovering evidence of deadly deluges of snow from the past could help protect people on mountains around the world, researchers say.
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How do we start having family meetings with our 8-year-old?
Letter writer wants to start hosting family meetings to get their family “talking and connecting.”
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Asking Eric: How do I get over the guilt of ghosting a friend?
How does this letter writer get over the guilt of ghosting a friend?
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Miss Manners: We had to wait for host’s baby to wake up to start brunch
They had to wait until their host’s baby was up from their nap to start the brunch.
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Carolyn Hax: Parents ‘very opinionated’ about how their children’s partners look
Parents were “distraught” their short son wed a tall woman, and “hate” their blond daughter’s partner, who doesn’t look the part.
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Amazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years Early
The company said it effectively got all of the electricity it used last year from sources that did not produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts have faulted the company’s calculations.
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How Beautycounter Fell Apart, Sinking Almost $700 Million With It
When the private equity firm Carlyle bought Beautycounter, the skin care brand that people sold at kitchen tables, everything changed.
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Britain Has Huge Clean Energy Ambitions, but Are They Realistic?
Analysts warn that the Labour Party’s proposals are unlikely to be cheap and could come at the cost of jobs in the oil and gas industry.
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Samsung Union Workers Launch Indefinite Strike
The tech giant’s largest union escalated its dispute with management after failing to reach an agreement over pay and working policies.