People
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World
Spain Allows Legal Gender Change Without a Medical Evaluation
A new law will allow people 16 and older to change their registered gender without undergoing psychological and medical evaluations…
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Newyork
The Case for Chilling
Sheila Liming, the author of “Hanging Out,” argues that unstructured time is essential to our cultural vitality. Down with calendar…
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World
Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo
The trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn will premiere “The Blues and Its People,” a suite inspired by Baraka’s influential text,…
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World
Shortages of Shelter and Medical Supplies Pose Dangers to Quake Survivors
A week after a powerful quake struck Turkey and Syria, the combined death toll surpassed 35,000. With more than a…
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World
One Week After Quake, Relief Efforts Stymied by Lack of Supplies and Housing
More than 31,600 people in Turkey and more than 3,500 in Syria have died in the earthquake, the deadliest in…
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Business
What is ‘He Gets Us’?
Between the chip ads, beer stunts and celebrity cameos, two ads with a different kind of message are appearing during…
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Newyork
Are Ice Luges Cool Now?
Fueled by a desire for fun, hedonistic messiness and nostalgia, the liquor ice luge appears to be making a comeback…
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World
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan’s age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country’s…
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US
As Super Bowl Fans Arrive, Phoenix Seeks to Present a New Face
The game puts a spotlight on the city’s efforts to remake its image through art, eco-friendly development and a revitalized…
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World
Following a Two-Year Decline, Suicide Rates Rose Again in 2021
Suicide increased among younger Black, Hispanic and Native American people, and declined among whites and older people, the C.D.C. reported.