When a fire-breathing dragon caught fire at Disneyland on Saturday night, some spectators thought it was part of the show. But the prop being engulfed in flames was accidental, and officials were investigating the cause, Sgt. Jon McClintock, a spokesman for the Anaheim Police Department and Anaheim Fire and Rescue, said on Sunday. At least…
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For sale: An uninhabited, 25-acre island with pristine views of the Scottish coastline. No one in sight for miles. Just you and the birds, all for at least 150,000 British pounds, or about $186,000. The catch: Reaching the island is challenging, and staying there for any length of time even more so. Barlocco Island was…
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This spring, scorching color is all around. At a party to celebrate the premiere of Terence Blanchard’s “Champion” at the Metropolitan Opera this month, attendees wore fiery orange, gold fringe and academy red pantsuits. Opening night festivities for the new opera, based on the life story of the former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, drew…
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Early in 2020, on the same day that a frightening new illness officially got the name Covid-19, a team of scientists from the United States and China released critical data showing how quickly the virus was spreading, and who was dying. The study was cited in health warnings around the world and appeared to be…
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Supreme’s first brick-and-mortar store opened on Lafayette Street in SoHo, in 1994, well before the luxury shops and trendy restaurants moved in. So when James Jebbia, the brand’s founder, decided on a Los Angeles location, he listened to that same instinct to settle in an unexpected part of town. Today, the same stretch of Fairfax…
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On a recent sunny morning on the banks of the Adda River in northern Italy, schoolchildren on a class trip to Imbersago — the “Town of the Ferry of Leonardo da Vinci” — gathered next to a moored boat and listened as a guide explained how the flights of the river’s birds, the formations of…
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For the past decade, the White House and Congress have relied on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a renowned advisory group, to help shape the federal response to the opioid crisis, whether by convening expert panels or delivering policy recommendations and reports. Yet officials with the National Academies have kept quiet about one…
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Last August, Marilyn Jones and her husband, Robert, set out from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on an eight-day Caribbean cruise aboard the Celebrity Equinox. The couple, of Bonifay, Fla., were just two days into the trip when Robert Jones, 79, died of a heart attack. Celebrity Cruises presented Ms. Jones with two options, according to a…
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LONDON — When Dr. Imran Haq was a medical student in 2014, he had a chance encounter with King Charles III at an event. “I was struck by how normal he was,” said Dr. Haq, a surgeon for Britain’s National Health Service in Sheffield, England. About a decade later, the monarch became Dr. Haq’s muse.…
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