But while signposts identify the stretch as “Historic Mississippi,” you will have to scratch to find that history. Settled mostly by Scandinavians and Germans in the late 1800s, the district — and the Boise-Eliot neighborhood to which it belongs — became heavily African-American by World War II. In 1919, the Portland Realty Board forbade its…
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Photo Credit Illustration by Ben Wiseman From the Well archives. The chubby, inert pet dog has become a familiar household sight in richer countries. And yet there lies a possible boon to the out-of-shape among us. A recent study suggests that being told one’s pet is dangerously overweight might provide the impetus that gets an…
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Bob Dylan and the Band: The Basement Tapes Complete The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 (Columbia/Legacy) & The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 (Columbia/Legacy) Holed up in the Catskills in 1967, Bob Dylan and the Band warmed up with recordings of country, blues and gospel favorites in their homes in and around Woodstock,…
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“Cancer doesn’t just put your life on hold,” said Ms. Jaouad, who was diagnosed with leukemia a year after she graduated from college. “It’s not like you get to skip back a few months and pick up exactly where you left off. I wasn’t going to get my old life back.” Video by Shayla Harris/The…
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Ms. McNab said that Rwanda had proved that it can suppress measles and identify rubella, and it would benefit from the newer, more expensive vaccine. The dual vaccine costs twice as much — 52 cents a dose at Unicef prices, compared with 24 cents for measles alone. (The MMR vaccine that American children get, which…
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Scientists have created new strains of polio intended to protect workers in factories that make polio vaccine. The new strains have the same ability to invoke an immune reaction as the live viruses now used to make vaccine do, but there is virtually no risk anyone will get polio if one of the new strains…
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And now, against all odds, his cancer is in remission and has been since last fall. While no one can say that Dr. Wartman is cured, after facing certain death last fall, he is alive and doing well. Dr. Wartman is a pioneer in a new approach to stopping cancer. What is important, medical researchers…
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7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead. By LAUREL GRAEBER
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