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Joe Biden is officially the president-elect for the umpteenth time. The day it was first announced Biden will become the 46th U.S. president, I went down to Frederick Douglass Circle in Harlem, New ...

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While out on a hike on a recent afternoon, I overheard someone say, “Thank goodness summer is bringing everything back to normal.” I assumed that normal referred to pre-COVID-19 times and reminisced ...

Just a quick glance at the new U.S. Climate Normals maps published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday is enough for most climate scientists to say, "I told you so ...

The turbulence and intensity of young love has been portrayed in countless books, plays, movies, and TV shows — but never quite so vividly, or so heartbreakingly, as in Sally Rooney's emotional ...

The U.S. health care system primarily focuses on treating illnesses rather than preventing them. Many chronic diseases, like heart disease, develop without obvious symptoms until they are advanced. A ...

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Bob Odenkirk has spent the last decade surprising audiences who thought they knew him best. From his days on Mr. Show to redefining antiheroes with Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, the ...