"in the past five years alone, novel drugs have been shown to modestly slow decline in early alzheimer's, while growing evidence suggests some dementia cases could potentially be delayed or prevented through risk reduction..."

"tech workers have flocked to liangzhu, a small town outside hangzhou, looking to escape china’s corporate culture and build their future with a.i..."

"but somewhere along the line, the “internet” turned into a monster. when i was a kid, the internet was where i went to download minecraft mods and watch gordon ramsay cooking videos..."

"four months after his arrival, an unfortunate incident tarnished his good name. in the early hours of new year’s day 2023, one of his bodyguards discharged seven bullets into the kneecap of a young playboy named hussein fawaz at a freetown nightclub called scarlet..."

"some entire buildings are scifs where all but the front foyer is secure. a scif can also be located in an air, ground or maritime vehicle, or can be established temporarily at a specific site..."

"this paradox raises complex issues about the limits of freedom, especially concerning free speech and the protection of liberal democratic values. it has implications for contemporary debates on managing hate speech, political violence, political extremism, and social policies aimed at fostering inclusivity without compromising the integrity of democratic tolerance..."

"my father was waiting for a lifesaving heart transplant, and i feared she was calling to tell me he’d run out of time. i’d let the call go to voice mail, hoping the tone of her voice would give me enough warning to steel myself before calling back..."

"while preparing for their family’s july 4 gathering, he spent hours in their yard stuffing leaves and twigs into his golf bag. another time, the state police called after mr. will, who had driven to the ymca to play pickleball, blanked out in the parking lot and drove over a curb into a bush..."

"one could fill a small library with books on historical gender relations in europe. yet if i may lodge one small complaint, a revealing set of sources remains underused: non-western travelers' observations of europe..."

"kids began by treating the toys like new friends, asking their names, birthdays, and favorites, before shifting into testing their limits with hard questions and physical provocation..."