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Martini garnish: five letters.

Under pressure from interrogators, a teen-ager helped send three of his friends to prison for murder. How could he ever make amends?

Scientists define the stages of life in biological, societal, and chronological terms—but none of them quite capture what it’s like to grow up.

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From the daily newsletter: our political columnist previews the President’s State of the Union address.

Around a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, four years ago. Family members, who often aren’t informed of their loved ones’ fates, have been relying on a digital place of last resort.

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

In a funk: They couldn’t help but notice that the over-all vibe of the online chatter was negative.

Container for amontillado in an Edgar Allan Poe title: four letters.