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Do you dream of moving to a new place? You’re not alone. Many Americans are thinking of a better life elsewhere. They’re looking for bigger homes, second homes, or any home at all.
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“My daughter doesn’t expect me to fix her grief — she is not fully acclimated to our cultural habit of smoothing over misery — but, oh, how I wish I could,” writes Miranda Featherstone, a social worker.
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The South African doctors and scientists who have sounded the alarm on the Omicron variant are HEROES. The world needs to heed the warning signs, until we’ve figured out what’s real - according to the data, not politics.
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‘Her Heart Was Beating Too’: The Women Who Died After Abortion Bans
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“I, like many Black people and many people of all races and ethnicities who value justice and equity, needed to be reminded that the lives of Black people are valued in this country — at least on occasion,” writes @CharlesMBlow.
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“Getting old sometimes seems like a conspiracy against our intentions — no matter how deeply held — to stay strong and master every challenge,” wrote Nancy C. Atwood, a reader in Massachusetts, in response to an essay by Katharine Esty, 87. #NYTLetters
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What motivated @emrata, a model, actor and social media influencer, to write a book? “It was about control. It was about taking over the narrative,” she tells @KaraSwisher on Sway.
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In 1989, “on behalf of the United States I argued that Roe should be overruled, except in extreme cases such as when the life or health of the pregnant woman was at risk,” writes Charles Fried.
Why did he change his mind?
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Picking a place to live is one of life’s most important decisions. To help make it easier, we created a quiz using data for almost 17,000 places in the U.S. across more than 30 metrics. Where should you live?
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“I’ve got all my shots, wear masks whenever I go shopping or travel. But I’m not staying home. Still going to restaurants, plays, concerts and planning holiday trips. Think that’s irresponsible?” @GailCollins asks Bret Stephens.
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This is the best column @michelleinbklyn has ever written. Superb.
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On Sway, @KaraSwisher asks the social media influencer @emrata why she’s chosen to stay in modeling despite the ambivalence she says she feels about the profession and the double-edged sword of beauty.
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My Tuesday column: The Case Against Abortion:
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When it comes to employment, carrots are better than sticks. Paul Krugman: “pro-worker policies also seem to be helping European economies achieve faster employment recovery than we’re managing here.” @NYTOpinion
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"Texas’ law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy has been in effect since September, and already, The Lily has reported, a woman in the state who experienced an ectopic pregnancy said she was turned away for care," writes @SarahAWildman.
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“The violence in Kenosha was part of a familiar pattern. In cities across America, amid the upswelling of peaceful protest against racism and police brutality there were repeated episodes of rioting, looting and vandalism,” writes @NancyRomm.
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Charles Fried, Solicitor General under President Reagan in today’s NY Times: “to overturn Roe now would be an act of constitutional vandalism.”
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"The competition for global influence in the 21st century will require protecting and harnessing this data to achieve commercial, technological and military advantages. So far, China is winning, and the West is barely even engaged."
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