Russia lacks any formal, organized effort to account for legions of missing soldiers. That often leaves relatives in limbo, fending for themselves with scant government information.
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Her ‘Caveman’ Skin Care Routine Has Skeptics, but She Says It’s Real
Tia Zakher’s videos about not washing her face drew millions of views, numerous questions and some legitimate concern. She insists she’s fine.
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How a $254 Billion Budget Deal Might Become a Battle Plan for Democrats
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York insisted that the state budget, now a month overdue, include measures to increase public safety and lower taxes for all but the wealthy.
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As Jane Austen’s Sister, Keeley Hawes Keeps a Controlled Burn
Being cast in the mini-series “Miss Austen” began Keeley Hawes’s first venture into the Jane Austen-verse. Hawes has a résumé thick with period pieces but, perhaps surprisingly, she had never done a screen adaptation of Austen’s work — a veritable …
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Brazilian Nun Who Was World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas received a blessing from Pope Francis when she turned 110. She would have turned 117 in a few weeks.
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The F Word Won’t Save Democrats
You’re reading the Frank Bruni newsletter, for Times subscribers only. Reflections on the mess (and magic) of politics and life. Get it with a Times subscription.One of the few occasions recently when I felt confidence in Democrats’ ability to …
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How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding
Growing up in Maryland, Sonja Lyubomirsky could see that her mother was unhappy. When Sonja was 9, her parents moved the family from Moscow, where her mother taught literature at a high school, to the United States, hoping to offer their children …
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Odile de Vasselot, Teenage Aristocrat in the French Resistance, Dies at 103
During World War II, she deceived her watchful mother so she could take part in dangerous missions. Later, she founded a girls’ school in Ivory Coast.
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Ronan the Sea Lion Is Probably Better Than You at Keeping a Beat
This is Ronan. She’s a California sea lion and she probably has better rhythm than you. Scientists earlier showed that Ronan, a resident of the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was the first nonhuman mammal who …
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