WASHINGTON — The corpse is gone. So are the grief-stricken woman, the rotting teeth and the man struggling to smoke despite a hole in his windpipe. Nine years after the Food and Drug Administration first proposed graphic images as warnings on cigarette packs but was thwarted by tobacco companies in a successful court battle, the…
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With its Mission-style facades and showy tropical foliage, Santa Barbara could be a commercial for the California good life. It can be easy to underestimate the struggles of a place so seemingly flawless. But Santa Barbara has had a tough few years. From the devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018 to the flooding and mudslides…
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Hiking-inspired looks may be a fall fashion trend, but we prefer to wear shearling on the trail, not a catwalk. But that doesn’t mean you have go totally granola. After all, did you even visit Runyon Canyon if you didn’t post a cute outfit pic to your IG stories? So whether your next hike involves…
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Sometimes a single dish justifies a restaurant’s existence. At Let’s Makan in Chinatown, it’s a snack: apam balik, a pancake that on the streets of Malaysia might be thick and porous or, as served here, dosa-thin, tender at the heart and so crisp at the edges that it stops just short of shattering. A batter…
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The New York state attorney general has begun issuing subpoenas to 33 financial institutions and investment advisers with ties to the Sackler family, part of an aggressive effort to track billions of dollars that prosecutors claim the family siphoned out of Purdue Pharma to hide profits gained from the company’s opioid painkillers. The recipients of…
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Courtesy BaubleBar BaubleBar has always been a go-to for on-trend costume jewelry that doesn’t break the bank. But now, the brand is getting into the fine jewelry game too. Featuring solid 14-karat gold, diamonds, and gemstones, BaubleBar’s Fine Jewelry collection, which will be a permanent line within the accessories brand, launches today. The debut collection…
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LOS ANGELES — The chef stands only six inches tall, like an enchanted ball of moss sprung to life. Made of wood, foam latex and metal, he preps vegetables, simmers sauces and bakes pies the size of bottle caps, all while chattering in a lispy singsong that is mostly incomprehensible. As the title character of…
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Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the shrill sound of her dialysis machine’s alarm. Something was wrong. It was 1 a.m. and Mrs. Epp, 89, was alone at home in Marion Junction, Ala. No matter. Mrs. Epp has been on home dialysis since 2012, and she knew what to do: Check the machine,…
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For 20 years now, Target has debuted its limited-edition designer collaborations to great fanfare that often resulted in a crashed website, hundreds of rabid shoppers hoarding merchandise, and endless check-out lines. Fashion fans who lived through the store’s first launches from the likes of Proenza Schouler, Jason Wu, Altuzarra and Rodarte, but walked away empty…
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