Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S.
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At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight
Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.
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MLB season’s 10 biggest surprises, from Tigers’ start to Mets’ rotation to Mariners’ offense
Who would have guessed that the Tigers would have the best record in the AL or that MacKenzie Gore would be leading the NL in strikeouts?
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Restaurant Critic Confidential
Besha Rodell’s memoir, “Hunger Like a Thirst,” is also a fascinating capsule history of restaurant criticism.
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250 Years of Capitalism: Soulless, Exploitative and All but Unstoppable
A new book by the New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy plumbs more than two centuries’ worth of grievances about our global financial order.
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Familiares de líderes del Cártel de Sinaloa cruzaron a EE. UU. en un aparente acuerdo con el gobierno, según autoridades
El secretario de Seguridad de México confirmó que 17 parientes de personas vinculadas al Chapo Guzmán se trasladaron a EE. UU., probablemente como parte de un acuerdo con el gobierno de Trump.
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Spotted a Northern Lights-Like Green Glow
The northern lights are fleeting and fantastical. But Elise Wright Knutsen, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Oslo, has gotten used to them. “I’m Norwegian, so the aurora is a big thing here,” she said. “You kind of grow up with it …
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Is Barbie’s Empowerment Tied to the Angle of Her Feet?
Researchers in Australia found that the doll’s feet have, over time, gone from arched to flat — a shift that correlates with each Barbie’s designated career or hobby.
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It’s Time for a Course on the Constitution
More from our inbox: The Catholic Church Sexual Abuse CrisisMusk’s MinionsDavid Souter in 2005.Credit…J. Scott Applewhite/Associated PressTo the Editor: Re “A Warning From Justice Souter: Too Much Ignorance Will Imperil Democracy,” by Adam Liptak …
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