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Strays
Full disclosure, right off the top: I knew I was going to be a soft touch on “Strays.” We’re a longtime Boston Terrier family, and I’ve always wondered what our dogs would sound like if they could talk to us. (Surely, I’m not the only one who entertains such insane ideas.) So the prospect of…
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Neptune’s Clouds Have Vanished, and Scientists Think They Know Why
A recent study suggests a relationship between solar cycles and the atmosphere of the solar system’s eighth planet.
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What Is That Question Mark in Space? Here’s What We Know — and Don’t Know
Close scrutiny of a recent image from the Webb Space Telescope revealed some questionable punctuation.
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She Can See the World in Colors He Can’t Even Imagine
Male zebra longwing butterfly vision sticks to a duller pallette, perhaps for mating reasons. The genes that explain this may help unlock how differences between sexes evolve.
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An Even Better Way to Eat Hard Boiled Eggs
A popular Ghanaian street food, kosua ne meko — eggs stuffed with tomato relish — is easy to make and fun to share, Yewande Komolafe writes.
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Pat Hamilton, news photographer in war zones, dies at 74
In addition to covering combat, he may have helped alter a presidential election with a whimsical picture of Gerald Ford eating a tamale incorrectly.
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Delano Lewis, who led NPR during divisive budget fights, dies at 84
In a wide-ranging career, Mr. Lewis served as U.S. ambassador to South Africa, a telecoms executive and confidant to D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
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For cable news, UFO story has ratings payoff — and reporting pitfalls
NewsNation found good ratings in David Grusch’s murky claims of alien visitors but also had to correct Ross Coulthart’s reporting about the Intercept.
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Carolyn Hax chat: How do I talk to my boyfriend about his lack of friends?
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.
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Nabisco chocolate wafers are no more. We found the best alternative.
Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers were a beloved ingredient. These are the best replacement options for icebox cakes and cookie pie crusts.