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In Guatemala, New Utopian Neighborhood? Or a Testament to Inequality?

Try going for a stroll in much of Guatemala City: It is a pedestrian’s nightmare.Motorcycles speed down crowded sidewalks. Rifle-grasping guards squint at each passerby, sizing up potential assailants. Smoke-belching…

Health

Roy Calne, Pioneering British Organ-Transplant Surgeon, Dies at 93

Emily Young

Roy Calne, a British surgeon whose work on organ transplantation helped turn what was once considered impossible into a lifesaving procedure for millions of people around the world, died on…

World

Christian Pulisic interview: ‘I want to show the world what the U.S. can do’

Emily Young

Christian Pulisic is perched on a bar stool in the old clubhouse overlooking the first-team training pitch at Milanello, AC Milan’s training ground.He makes a hand gesture, one he didn’t…

Science and Technology

Musk Demands Bigger Stake in Tesla as Price for A.I. Work

Emily Young

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, demanded that the company’s board give him shares worth more than $80 billion if it wants him to continue developing products based on…

Investments and Business

A Fed Governor Reiterates That Rate Cuts Are Coming

Emily Young

A prominent Federal Reserve official on Tuesday laid out a case for lowering interest rates methodically at some point this year as the economy comes into balance and inflation cools…

International

Israel-Hamas War News: U.S. Strikes More Targets in Yemen as Houthis Threaten to Keep Up Attacks

Emily Young

Hila Rotem Shoshani had invited her friend Emily Hand over for a sleepover in Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel. The girls, then 12 and 8, woke early the next morning, Oct. 7,…

Health

An Ultrasound Experiment Tackles a Giant Problem in Brain Medicine

Emily Young

There is a problem with the recently approved Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. It can remove some of the amyloid that forms brain plaques that are hallmarks of the disease. But most…

World

Naomi Osaka, The Comeback Interview: A tale of pregnancy, fear and a ballerina

Emily Young

It was late September when Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion and transcendent star of her sport, finally got on the phone with her former coach to talk about…

Science and Technology

California Has Dealt a Blow to Renewable Energy, Some Businesses Say

Emily Young

California has long championed renewable energy, but a change in the state’s policies last year has led to a sharp decline in the installation of residential rooftop solar in the…

Investments and Business

Supreme Court to Hear Starbucks Bid to Overturn Labor Ruling

Emily Young

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case brought by Starbucks challenging a federal judge’s order to reinstate seven employees who were fired at a store in Memphis…