Scroll through TikTok and Instagram for long enough and you’ll likely find someone scraping, brushing or massaging their skin in pursuit of better health or an enhanced appearance. Testimonies abound…
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. For Ellie Alvarado, a teacher and mother of three in Elgin, Ill.,…
I drink a lot of unsweetened seltzer. Does that have the same health benefits as drinking regular water? There’s still water and then there’s what my 4-year-old calls “spicy water,”…
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The European proposal would make the national authorities of the bloc’s 27 members responsible for enforcing the ban. But critics say that failing to identify the regions or industries that…
Well, it’s always fascinating to see that the varieties of maize that you use in the United States, they keep marching north. But eventually you get hot enough that you…
While some Russian soldiers in Ukraine are voting with their feet against Vladimir Putin’s shameful war, their hasty retreat doesn’t mean that Putin is surrendering. Last week, in fact, he…
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As the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, we are looking to speak with people who live in New York, New Jersey, Westchester, Connecticut or Long Island about their experiences…
This column is rarely short of criticism of the Biden administration. So let me loudly cheer the fact that the staggering gains Ukrainian forces have made against Russia are a…