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Life Archive

Archives for October 2024

A DNA test upended my family. Do I side with my grandmother — or her secret child?
Future Perfect

I don’t know what I owe my newfound relative.

By Sigal Samuel
Culture
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s troubled American conscienceTa-Nehisi Coates’s troubled American conscience
Culture

The acclaimed writer takes on another intractable problem.

By Constance Grady
The profit-obsessed monster destroying American emergency rooms
Health Care

Private equity decimated emergency care in the United States — without you even noticing.

By Keren Landman, MD
Culture
7 questions — and zero conspiracy theories — about the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs7 questions — and zero conspiracy theories — about the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs
Culture

Everything we know about the growing case against the music mogul.

By Lavanya Ramanathan and Anna North
Even Better
What to do — and what to avoid — to help those affected by Hurricane HeleneWhat to do — and what to avoid — to help those affected by Hurricane Helene
Even Better

You shouldn’t travel to a flood zone, but you can still support the recovery.

By Allie Volpe
The astonishing rise of gray divorce
The Highlight

Why more Americans than ever are splitting up in their 50s and beyond.

By Allie Volpe

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