When Vice President Mike Pence abruptly canceled a trip this month to New Hampshire to discuss the opioid epidemic, White House officials steadfastly refused to say why. The answer emerged on Monday, when it was revealed that a former New York Giants player who was expected to greet Mr. Pence at the airport in New […]
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One of the more confounding moments of new parenthood ― amid a smorgasbord of WTF moments ― is when the bills for childbirth start to roll in. There’s good reason for parents to be confused. For many women, pregnancy is the first time they’ve gone to a health care provider with any real frequency. Childbirth
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Warning: This post contains spoilers about “Veronica Mars” Season 4 and its finale. A long time ago, we used to be friends with “Veronica Mars” … but then the show killed off its heartthrob in the final moments of a long-awaited revival, and we need to reevaluate our relationship. Five years after fans of the
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The AA says UK petrol prices in July are at their highest level since 2014 With tensions rising after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the Persian Gulf, oil prices have been volatile, sparking fears a jump in petrol prices could lie ahead. The AA warned that prolonged uncertainty
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Newlyweds in some parts of India are shunning traditional Hindu wedding photos in favour of exotic photoshoots in the hope that they will go viral online. Elaborate outdoor shoots include fake rain and can take eight hours or more. BBC World Service has been speaking to one couple in the state of Kerala, on India’s
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Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich. Duncan, the Spurs’ all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots — and the only player to be on all five of San Antonio’s NBA championship teams — officially returned to the franchise Monday. The Spurs, per
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Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. [Get On Politics delivered to your inbox.] It’s the great Plastic Straw Man of 2019. Last week, we talked about how President Trump wants to run his re-election campaign on cultural issues rather than on the booming
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Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease. But for the otherwise healthy, that advice has been overturned.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Left-right: Lauren Ridloff (aka Makkari), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) Comic book fans have been left giddy with anticipation by the bumper crop of superhero offerings unveiled by Marvel Studios at this year’s Comic Con. Details of Marvel’s so-called “Phase 4” have also raised hopes about a
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Older U.S. east coast cities are leaking nine times as much natural gas into the air — from homes or pipes heading into houses — than the federal government had thought, a new airborne monitoring study finds. It’s probably not a safety problem because what’s coming out doesn’t reach explosive concentrations, but the extra methane
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