Toxic Inhalation from Burn Pits Echoes 9/11 Issues
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Smoke inhalation injuries can be silent killers. The symptoms may not be immediately visible or obvious. The impact of inhalation can take years to manifest itself. The 9/11 cataclysm taught us how hard it is to predict the long-term effects of toxic inhalation. The World Trade Center plume exposed approximately 500,000 people — firefighters, police, […]
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Death in the Onion Field: Sixty Years Later
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It was a routine traffic stop that plainclothes officers Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger did not need to make. The officers were playing a hunch, a daily occurrence in law enforcement. It was a hunch that was about to go lethally wrong. Parked in an unmarked Plymouth near the corner of Gower Street and Carlos […]
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Beloved Hall of Fame Writer Roger Angell Dies at 101
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It was a testament to Roger Angell’s deft writing versatility that he was the only member ever selected for both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The former is a shrine to Major League Baseball; the latter is described as an honor society of the country’s leading architects, artists, […]
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How Dogs and Cats Protect Your Health
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In 2022, it’s getting harder and harder to find an issue on which Americans completely agree. Political and social divisions today are deep and festering. There is, however, one matter that draws the country together in unprecedented numbers. America is a nation of pet lovers. Several surveys, including one conducted by the highly regarded American Pet […]
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Radu Lupu’s Story: It was Always About the Music
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“The artist should have his own voice,” pianist Radu Lupu said. “Everyone tells a story differently and that story should be told compellingly and spontaneously. If it is not compelling and convincing, it is without value. The most important thing is to play. Enjoy is not the word, but to be able to feel that […]
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