Instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires. On a trip to Argentina last week, the president and Michelle Obama attended a state dinner in their honor . . .
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8/17/23
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Really, the world outside is conspiring to corrupt us. The mindless chatter is deafening, the distractions are pervasive . . .
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9/7/23
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I wrote my heart out after 9/11, scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.
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6/15/23
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There are probably some experiences people shouldn’t try for the first time when they’re over 65, but I really wanted to go camping out West. I don’t much like the notion of a “bucket list” . . .
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8/31/23
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m obsessing about how to impress, and basically ingratiate myself to, my domestic partner.
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8/24/23
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My husband is the main character in this story. He is festooned in good wishes and prayers these days. This is powerful juju, and he needs it in his fight through cancer.
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12/14/23
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As we leap, scoot, crawl or get dragged into 2024, the ceaseless message in our heads is that we need improvement. Apparently, our face, our furniture, our travel plans, our friendships, our dog food, our recipe for coq au vin are not quite right. We as human beings, struggling along in the most challenging times, are not quite enough.
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By Randi Kreiss
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1/26/24
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Last week, a woman described as an “extreme athlete” emerged from a cave in Spain after 500 days in total isolation.
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4/20/23
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The number of foreign correspondents has plummeted in the past 10 years, and most overseas news bureaus have either shrunk or shuttered their offices.
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7/13/23
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Chimpanzee stories invite cheap shots, jokes and memories of J. Fredd Muggs (a regular on “The Today Show”), but the true story of these primates in modern times is both shameful and tragic.
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7/20/23
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