A nascent but rapidly growing industry of abortion providers administers abortions only through telemedicine, with no physical clinics. A federal court ruling Wednesday that aims to ban the mailing of abortion pills could make it much harder for them to operate. But for now, several of the more than a dozen virtual clinics — including…
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By now, you might be ready to put those winter coats away in storage as you make room for your spring and summer wardrobe. And if you’ve already done your spring cleaning, odds are you have some extra room for new pieces—but now, you’re probably wondering, how should I fill this space? Well, let me…
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WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued a temporary stay on Friday ensuring that a common abortion pill would remain widely available while the Supreme Court decides whether to grant a formal stay. The interim stay will expire at midnight on Wednesday. Such a stay is meant to preserve the status quo while the…
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In New York City, you can find a pretzel within minutes of a craving — in warmed glass cases on corner street carts, all over transit hubs, even in the odd department store. They vary in quality but are often forgettable, something to stave off hunger until a better snack presents itself. But a big…
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Let the record show that there is nothing more powerful than a single Taylor Swift. Amid the news that the singer parted ways with her boyfriend of six years, Joe Alwyn, Swifties have been reeling from the unexpected breakup. Just four days after news broke about the surprising split, Taylor was spotted looking as gorgeous…
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‘I Wouldn’t Let Him Go’ On Dec. 8, 2015, Mr. Tompkins was on a kayaking trip on General Carrera Lake, which straddles Chile and Argentina, with a group of friends, including Mr. Chouinard. Ms. Tompkins, who was several hours away by car, had discreetly given a member of the group a satellite phone, a device…
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I once believed that weekend mornings were a time for elaborate culinary rituals. After a quick jaunt to the farmers’ market for fruits and herbs, I would prepare biscuits or scones from scratch, while jazz or Afrobeat filled the air. Now, with a 4- and 1-year-old shaking me from sleep seven days a week, weekend…
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Hospitals are more likely to give drug tests to Black women delivering babies than white women, regardless of the mother’s history of substance use, suggests a new study of a health system in Pennsylvania. And such excessive testing was unwarranted, the study found: Black women were less likely than white women to test positive for…
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“Crispy” is one of the most appealing adjectives in food, right up there with “crunchy” and “creamy,” not to mention “sizzled,” “smashed” and “seared.” It conjures pleasure before you’ve even cooked or purchased the food in question, let alone taken a bite. What is it? The delicate shattering sensation? The immense satisfaction of that sound?…
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Four months ago, Joshua Lutz started scouring the country for Chartreuse, the bright-green herbal liqueur based on a secret recipe of 130 botanicals and produced in the French Alps by the Carthusian order of monks for more than two centuries. Mr. Lutz, a health care technology professional based in Huntington Woods, Mich., has loved the…
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