In Twillingate, I signed on with Mr. Boyd, who runs a 28-foot, 12-passenger aluminum boat named the Silver Bullet, which he deftly maneuvered into close enough range that we could see the turquoise underbelly of a tabular iceberg. The white above-water mass was laced with lines of a rich royal-blue color, which were essentially narrow…
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I have a trip planned for summer — half in cities and half in the countryside, walking every day. I’m planning to buy new shoes for the trip. I have bulky gym sneakers, but I’m looking for a more stylish alternative, particularly for city wear. What should I look for? — Melinda, Far Hills, N.J.…
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A company that developed a blood test that detects dozens of types of cancer has acknowledged that about 400 of its customers were mistakenly told last month that they might have the disease. The company, Grail, said in an emailed statement on Sunday that a vendor it works with had sent hundreds of letters with…
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Rectal cancer researchers have pulled off a daunting feat, demonstrating in a large clinical trial that patients do just as well without radiation therapy as with it. The results, revealed Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and in a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, could give…
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As for the rest of the week. … Monday I love the nuance of Alexa Weibel’s lemony pea and spinach soup, with its grassy flavors of celery, leeks and vermouth that inch up to but never overpower the sweetness of the peas and spinach. Make sure to read the notes our subscribers have made on…
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It was a glorious day for field work on the shores of the Delaware Bay. The late afternoon sun cast a warm glow over the gently sloping beach. The receding tide revealed a smattering of shells. The dune grasses rustled in the breeze. The beach vines were in bloom. And the bird droppings were fresh…
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“Los círculos de comparación son más grandes, profundos y accesibles que nunca”, comentó Matthew Zakreski , de 39 años, psicólogo infantil de Roxbury, Nueva Jersey, y padre de dos niños pequeños. “Por la forma en que está programado nuestro cerebro, nos preguntamos: ¿Qué hacen los demás? ¿Por qué no lo estoy haciendo yo? ¿Qué saben…
DetailsAs MDMA and psilocybin treatments become more mainstream, the therapy component has come under scrutiny. Here’s what’s common in many sessions — and what’s not.
Sorin Giubega’s grandfather was a potter. So was his father. And at 8 years old, Mr. Giubega said, he started to play on a pottery wheel, too. Mr. Giubega, now 63, and his wife, Marieta Giubega, 48, are potters in Horezu, Romania, a town in the foothills of the Capatanii Mountains about three hours by…
DetailsSports physicians have long recommended the R.I.C.E. method — rest, ice, compression, elevation — for muscle injuries, but guidance is changing.