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Op-Ed Contributor
To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran
By JOHN R. BOLTON
Tehran can’t be trusted on a nuclear deal. Force is the only option.
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Matter
In Iceland’s DNA, New Clues to Disease-Causing Genes
By CARL ZIMMER
The results uncovered a host of previously unknown gene mutations that may play roles in ailments as diverse as Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and gallstones.
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Fatal Descent of Germanwings Plane Was ‘Deliberate,’ French Authorities Say
By DAN BILEFSKY and NICOLA CLARK
The co-pilot initiated the plane’s descent for unknown reasons while he was alone in the cockpit, having locked the pilot out, said the prosecutor.
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36 Hours in Palm Beach, Fla.
Fritzie Andrade, Louie Alfaro, Jessey Dearing, Andrew Hida and Will Lloyd
Palm Beach may be known for its extravagant mansions, tony retailers and fancy nightspots, but it also has its own brand of small-town charm.
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Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison
By MARK BINELLI
For years, conditions inside the United States’ only federal supermax facility were largely a mystery. But a landmark lawsuit is finally revealing the harsh world within.
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Teenage Snowbirds? Just Part of Being a Young Equestrian
By HOLLY PETERSON
The Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla., draws elite young riders from the New York area.
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Leicester Journal
Richard III Gets a Kingly Burial, on Second Try
By JOHN F. BURNS
The archbishop of Canterbury presided over the service on Thursday, but critics said the notorious monarch should not have been given such honors.
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Let’s Talk (Frankly) About Sex
By BONNIE ROCHMAN
A new approach uses openness and humor to make “The Talk” less dreadful for parents and children alike.
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ArtsBeat
‘Downton Abbey’ Will End After Next Season
By DAVE ITZKOFF
The show’s coming sixth season will be its last.
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New York Explosion Ignites Fire, Fells Buildings and Injures at Least 19
By MARC SANTORA and AL BAKER
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said preliminary evidence suggested a gas-related blast at the buildings on Second Avenue.
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Op-Ed Contributor
The Myth of High-Protein Diets
By DEAN ORNISH
Sugar isn’t the only villain. The hazards of meat are understated.
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Critic’s Notebook
Mark Morris’s Transcendent ‘L’Allegro,’ Captured on Film for PBS
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
“Great Performances” presents the choreographer’s 1988 classic “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato,” danced by his company at the Teatro del Real in Madrid.
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Museum in Little Italy Seeks to Evict a Living Link to the Past
By MIREYA NAVARRO
Adele Sarno was born in Manhattan’s Italian enclave and has spent her whole life there. Now 85, she is being forced from her home by the Italian American Museum.
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Motherlode
Sleep Training at 8 Weeks: ‘Do You Have the Guts?’
By AIMEE MOLLOY
“When we first told our in-laws what we were doing, they thought we were monsters. Now they think we’re geniuses.”
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Op-Ed Columnist
When Nancy Met Johnny
By GAIL COLLINS
When it comes to the ways of Washington, when should our elected representatives just make it happen?
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Sports of The Times
Violations by John Calipari’s Teams? Don’t Look at Him
By MICHAEL POWELL
Calipari is undefeated at Kentucky and a candidate for the Hall of Fame, but UMass’s decision to honor him for his (first) vacated Final Four appearance is a curious one.
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Well
Take the Habit Personality Quiz
By TARA PARKER-POPE
What’s your habit personality? Take a quiz to find out the factors that influence how you form habits, both good and bad.
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Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France
By NICOLA CLARK and DAN BILEFSKY
As officials struggled to explain why a jet with 150 people on board crashed, an investigator said evidence indicated that one pilot left the cockpit and was unable to get back in.
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Op-Ed | Mark Bittman
Stop Making Us Guinea Pigs
By MARK BITTMAN
Roundup, widely used in farming, is “probably” carcinogenic.
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The Whitney Museum, Soon to Open Its New Home, Searches for American Identity
By CAROL VOGEL
When the Whitney Museum of American Art opens its new home, in the meatpacking district, its inaugural exhibition will be “America Is Hard to See.”