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I’m donating a kidney, and people have a lot to say. Hax readers give advice.
Letter writer is “excited” to donate a kidney to an acquaintance but wonders how to respond to horrified reactions from others.
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Cooking chat: Can I save time by boiling hot tap water?
Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.
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7 vegan sandwiches featuring chickpeas, mushrooms, tofu and more
Step up your meatless sandwich game with these delicious vegan sammies.
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Dining chat: ‘A membership fee to eat in a restaurant? No thanks’
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
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U.A.W. Strike Hits Home in Michigan, the Auto State
Fewer Michigan residents work in auto manufacturing than before, but a strike by U.A.W. members is a reminder of what the industry still means to the state.
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Fed Pauses Interest Rate Increases as It Aims for a Soft Landing
Central bankers held rates steady at 5.25 to 5.5 percent, and forecast that they could still make a final quarter-point-rate move this year.
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ChatGPT Can Now Generate Images, Too
OpenAI released a new version of its DALL-E image generator to a small group of testers and incorporated the technology into its popular ChatGPT chatbot.
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Google Says Switching Away From Its Search Engine Is Easy. It’s Not.
Google says a change takes just a few steps, but a panel of designers found otherwise. The issue is at the heart of a federal antitrust trial.
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Top Studio Executives Join Writers’ Strike Negotiations
The stalemate is in its fifth month, and talks between the union and the Hollywood studios resumed for the first time since August.
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Senate confirms Joint Chiefs chair in respite from Tuberville blockade
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) invoked a parliamentary maneuver Wednesday in a bid to advance three senior-level military nominees whose promotions have long been stalled in the Senate.