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Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52

Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose startling 1994 memoir, “Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America,” won praise for opening a dialogue about clinical depression and helped introduce an unsparing style of confessional writing that continues to endure, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 52. The writer David Samuels, a friend since …

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Oil falls 1% as investors reassess Mideast risks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell about 1% on Tuesday, surrendering some of the gains of recent days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of immediate supply disruptions in the Middle East after the United States killed a top Iranian military commander last week. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil …

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Books That Captivate Babies and Toddlers

Sometimes I, a full-grown adult, see a so-called lift-the-flap book, meant for babies and toddlers, and become almost tingly with the desire to feel those cardboard tabs under my fingers and discover what’s hidden behind each one. It makes me suspect that interactive board books hit some primal sweet spot …

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Oil slips as investors reassess Mideast risks

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices on Tuesday surrendered some gains made over the previous days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of immediate supply disruptions in the Middle East after the United States killed a top Iranian military commander. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, February …

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Off the Coast of Los Angeles, a Father and Daughter Fight to Survive

CREATURES By Crissy Van Meter “Creatures,” Crissy Van Meter’s vivid and moving debut, is a novel powered by atmosphere. The perils of Winter Island, a 40-mile ferry ride from Los Angeles, shoot through each sentence like an electrical current. A whale rots in the “half-moon of the bay” as the …

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Oil tumbles as investors rethink Mideast disruption risk

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices on Tuesday surrendered some gains made over the previous two days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, …

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Oil skids 1.5% as investors recalibrate risk of Mideast disruption

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slid on Tuesday as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo Brent crude …

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Oil drops more than 1% as investors recalibrate risk in Mideast

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File …

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Oil dips as markets await Iran response to U.S. killing of military commander

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, coming off their highest levels in months as the market calmed while the world braces for Iran’s response to the killing of its top military commander by the United States. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, …

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Democrat Buttigieg looks to Trump counties in New Hampshire as key to victory

CLAREMONT, N.H. (Reuters) – Pete Buttigieg began making his final case in New Hampshire over the weekend for why he is better placed to win over voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2016 than his top rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential …

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