The States Should Override Trump’s Indefensible Pardons

The states can hold guilty parties responsible when the federal government will not.

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The Pain of Caring for a Parent Who Abused You

The United States is reliant on unpaid family caregivers, and millions of adult children are caring for parents who didn’t really care for them.

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Mitch McConnell Is Hospitalized, His Spokesman Says

No details were given about the 84-year-old former majority leader’s condition, but he has had a string of health issues in recent years.

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The Secrets of a Soccer-Turf Master

John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.

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It Was 1973, and the Knicks Were Heading to Game 5 …

Lifelong fans reminisced on the team’s last championship win. “When the Knicks won, it was like a different New York City,” one said.

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How to Kick SpaceX Out of Your 401(k)

It is impossible to beat the stock market. But if you want to divest your retirement of Elon Musk-related companies, here is the best way to do so.

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How David Hockney Taught Los Angeles to See Itself

A Brit, he became a symbol of the city’s culture, stylish and alienating, with his vivid swimming pool paintings and embrace of SoCal light, hedonism and gay liberation.

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Ohio City Worker Union Complains That Goats Are Eating Its Lunch

A union in Columbus made a formal complaint after the city farmed out brush-clearing duties at a wastewater plant. The competitors? Goats.

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Boston Symphony in Crisis Over Dismissal of Andris Nelsons

Chad Smith, the orchestra’s president, admitted missteps in terminating Andris Nelsons’s contract but stood by the decision and won’t step down.

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7 Revolutionary-Era Bars That Are as Old as America

Taverns were important incubators of revolutionary fervor where patriots gathered to plot and gossip. Here are a few where you can still taste the spirit of 1776.

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Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 6 Years Unless Congress Acts

The trust fund for the program, which supports roughly 68 million Americans, is on schedule to be depleted in the next six years. Benefits could be cut on average by 22 percent.

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