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Harvey Weinstein Threatens to Sue for Medical Neglect While in Jail, ‘Feared for His Life’

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have accused Rikers Island and Bellevue Hospital staff of failing to provide him with proper medical care while he’s in jail.

Welcome to the Human Doom Loop

How to break the cycle of virtual life that is making us lonely and unhappy.

You’re Made of Energy: The Strange Truth About Where Mass Comes From

Matter is not “stuff” in the traditional sense but is fundamentally energy. The nature of mass and reality is far stranger than it seems.

Carrot Wellington

This vegetarian main highlights roasted carrots two ways: glazed as the center of the Wellington, and blended to form the tender filling.

The Virtual Villages Helping Digital Nomads Find Real-World Friends

Itinerant online workers needn’t suffer a single day of lonesomeness with these digital-first friend-finders.

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The Best Apps of 2024, According to Apple

Apple has announced its finalists for the best apps across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for 2024, including games, productivity apps, streaming apps, and more.

How to Help Dogs and Cats Manage Separation Anxiety

Separation anxiety is difficult for both you and your pet, but a few simple changes can make a huge difference if you’re expecting to be away for a longer amount of time during the day.

Target Is Losing Its High-Income Shoppers to Walmart

The exodus of Target shoppers to Walmart parallels blue-state Americans defecting to Trump this year.

The 25 U.S. Cities Most Likely to Have a White Christmas

A white Christmas is unfathomable in many U.S. cities. Here are the places that are most likely to see snowfall on December 25.

How the World Gave up on 1.5 Degrees

A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we’ve kept on with business as usual.

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The Real History Behind ‘Masters of the Air’ and the 100th Bomb Group

The 2022 follow-up to “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” centered on an American aerial group nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth.”

21 Best Books of 2024 to Read Right Now

The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

How to Instill Balance in Your Life—in the Office, at Home, and on the Road

Use these tips to drive yourself toward equilibrium.

LeBron James Has Proven He’s Definitively Better Than Michael Jordan in One Specific Way

Michael Jordan may be 6-0 in the Finals, but LeBron has a far better record than MJ against another opponent: Father Time.

4 Brilliant Ways to Respond to Someone Gaslighting You, According to a Therapist

Gaslighting can often leave us speechless with shock—but there are four assertive ways to respond.

Does Cloud Gaming on PlayStation Portal Mark the End for Consoles?

PlayStation’s handheld will finally support dedicated game streaming—and with another portable playing device supposedly inbound, can Sony make cloud gaming take off? If it can’t, who else can?

The Enemies List: What Was It Like to Be on Richard Nixon’s?

In the early ’70s, making it onto the president’s roster was considered “a badge of honor.”

Drake Files Second Action Against UMG, Alleging Defamation Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘False’ Song

Drake has launched a second legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” accusing the music giant of defamation.

Chef Eden Grinshpan Turns to This Recipe When She’s Over Cooking

Make it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Dow Closes at Record High, Defying Fears of Panic Sparked by Trump’s Tariff Threat

The major stock indexes surged higher on Tuesday.