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Meet the Climate-Defying Fruits and Vegetables in Your Future
Hot-weather cherries, drought-resistant melons and six other crops in the works that could change how we eat in a fast-warming world.
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Tom Sietsema’s 6 favorite places to eat in September
A classic Chinese joint in Rockville, a top-notch Japanese spot downtown and a fabulous Thai place in Falls Church are among the restaurants keeping food critic Tom Sietsema happy lately.
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Carolyn Hax: How does an expectant mom control her inner ‘Type A zombie’?
A parent-to-be wants to “let go, take it easier, have more fun,” in lieu of a stressful house hunt before the baby comes.
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Ask Amy: I had to cut off my mom. How do I deal with the guilt?
Letter writer wonders how to deal with the sadness and guilt of being estranged from their mother.
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Miss Manners: ‘No offense, but …’ usually precedes something offensive
How can this letter writer respond to offensive statements preceded by, “No offense, but …”?
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Clams Ruled This Town Until the Crabs Moved In
Goro, on the Adriatic Sea, is famous for its clams — essential for the beloved spaghetti alle vongole. But an infestation of crabs is threatening the town’s cash crop.
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How a Moldovan Fraudster Leveraged Tensions Over Ukraine War
The war in Ukraine is intensifying longstanding frictions in a region of Moldova called Gagauzia. A Moldovan convicted of plundering his country’s banking system sees an opportunity.
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QI.X, a Queer K-Pop Group, Wants to Change South Korea
In conservative South Korea, few L.G.B.T.Q. entertainers have ever come out. The young members of QI.X don’t see the point of staying in.
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Nearly 400 Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
More than 1,000 people crossed the border from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, days after a military offensive returned the ethnic Armenian enclave to Azerbaijan’s control.
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Sikhs in India Are in Limbo Amid Canada Dispute
With Canada home to the largest Sikh population outside India, many Punjabis are caught in a diplomatic firestorm over the death of a separatist leader in British Columbia.