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Welcome to the weekend. For me, this was a week to get projects done. Spring cleaning. Replanting. Cleaning out the fridge. If you’ve been busy doing chores (or watching your N.C.A.A. bracket bust), you may have missed these great stories. Take a look.Welcome to the weekend. For me, this was a week to get projects done. Spring cleaning. Replanting. Cleaning out the fridge. If you’ve been busy doing chores (or watching your N.C.A.A. bracket bust), you may have missed these great stories. Take a look.
What is it like to be part of the group that has been called the most diverse generation in U.S. history? We asked members of Generation Z to tell us what makes them different from their friends, and to describe their identity. Here’s what they had to say.What is it like to be part of the group that has been called the most diverse generation in U.S. history? We asked members of Generation Z to tell us what makes them different from their friends, and to describe their identity. Here’s what they had to say.
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The number of female solo travelers has skyrocketed, but amid Instagram-worthy escapades are tales of violence and death, raising questions about how the world is greeting women who travel alone.The number of female solo travelers has skyrocketed, but amid Instagram-worthy escapades are tales of violence and death, raising questions about how the world is greeting women who travel alone.
[Also read: “Women Share Travel Safety Tips”][Also read: “Women Share Travel Safety Tips”]
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Three apparent suicides in Parkland, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., have alarmed people still grappling with the mental trauma created by school shootings.Three apparent suicides in Parkland, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., have alarmed people still grappling with the mental trauma created by school shootings.
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Martha McSally, shown above at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Tex., in 1993, became the first American woman to fly in combat. But years before, she had been attacked by one of her own.Martha McSally, shown above at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Tex., in 1993, became the first American woman to fly in combat. But years before, she had been attacked by one of her own.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center has become a crusading anti-hate empire, but current and former employees say its leaders, including Morris Dees, above, have never dealt with internal strife.The Southern Poverty Law Center has become a crusading anti-hate empire, but current and former employees say its leaders, including Morris Dees, above, have never dealt with internal strife.
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At least one of the students whose parents stand accused of fraud doesn’t appear to have been very interested in higher education in the first place.At least one of the students whose parents stand accused of fraud doesn’t appear to have been very interested in higher education in the first place.
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In “The Old Drift,” Namwali Serpell spins a multigenerational, magical-realist tale of the East African nation from colonialism to the future.In “The Old Drift,” Namwali Serpell spins a multigenerational, magical-realist tale of the East African nation from colonialism to the future.
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Could playing the ringmaster in the new “Dumbo” be an allegory for our political circus?Could playing the ringmaster in the new “Dumbo” be an allegory for our political circus?
[Also read: “Review: ‘Dumbo’ Goes Bonkers in Dreamland”][Also read: “Review: ‘Dumbo’ Goes Bonkers in Dreamland”]
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These are portraits of seven people working in wind and solar, industries their families hardly imagined they’d go into. But as one of them put it: “It’s not ideology. It’s just math.”These are portraits of seven people working in wind and solar, industries their families hardly imagined they’d go into. But as one of them put it: “It’s not ideology. It’s just math.”
[Also read: “The Great American Cardboard Comeback”][Also read: “The Great American Cardboard Comeback”]
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This article is one of the first offerings from NYT Parenting. The advice here: be consistent, get the timing right and, if you’re desperate, have one kid camp out on a cot in your room.This article is one of the first offerings from NYT Parenting. The advice here: be consistent, get the timing right and, if you’re desperate, have one kid camp out on a cot in your room.
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Scientists discovered a previously unidentified genetic mutation in a Scottish woman. They hope it could lead to the development of new pain treatmentScientists discovered a previously unidentified genetic mutation in a Scottish woman. They hope it could lead to the development of new pain treatment