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When Jess Zakira Wise got into group sex, she struggled to find a sex party where she felt comfortable. So she started to organize her own parties. She told “Modern Love” what makes a great sex party, and how it’s about communication, curiosity and respect. nyti.ms/4cdUtRp

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"After relying on this set of night-lights for two years, I’ve come to consider them a nightly essential," our Wirecutter tester writes. nyti.ms/3U1NB3t

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Tim Curry thrived onstage and onscreen in roles that brought him widespread recognition and generations of dedicated fans. Here are some photographs from his life and career.

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When a huge chunk of ice snapped off a glacier and fell into a river in the Himalayas on Wednesday, it unleashed a torrent of water, ice and mud that cut a devastating path through a valley on the border between Nepal and the Tibetan region of China.

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Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.

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Tim Curry, the expressive star of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and numerous other roles, died on Tuesday at 80. Curry was a Broadway, TV and film star known for playing eccentric characters. nyti.ms/3SSjCuq

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The deadly flooding in Nepal on Wednesday was likely set off at least in part by an enormous chunk of ice snapping off a glacier and cascading thousands of feet to the valley below, according to an initial assessment by a group of geologists and glaciologists.

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News Analysis: Darline Graham’s narrow primary runoff victory in the race to succeed her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was a show of force by President Trump. It was a reminder of Trump’s influence over the Republican base, months after he drove a series of GOP opponents out of Congress.

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Trust Larkin; make David Tanis’s Spicy Cucumbers With Mint, Scallions and Crushed Peanuts expeditiously. Get the recipe: nyti.ms/4gSYUno

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A Florida man is facing three felony charges over the vandalism of a plastic reproduction of a Flock camera, the authorities said. The novel case has drawn scrutiny to the tactics of the police who put up the decoys.

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The novelist Michael Connelly, putting his reputation on the line, makes his case for the killer’s identity in the podcast “Killer in the Code.”

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Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey and Carlacia Grant have played adventurous teenagers in the mystery drama “Outer Banks,” which has run through five seasons. The ladies brought their characters’ sense of adventure to the kitchen during their Pizza Interview.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “It is appropriate that King Trump, first of his name, would also seek to use the force of the state to punish those who question him, insult him or challenge his narrative of events — lèse-majesté, American-style,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.

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After 17 years of teaching science at West Point, a professor says he was suddenly ordered last year to cut from his curriculum information about the human causes of climate change, according to a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Military Academy.

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At least 160 people were killed when catastrophic floods swept through Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, the authorities said. Hundreds of people were missing, and the death toll is expected to rise. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...

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Dolly Parton was one of pop culture’s most prolific philanthropists, supporting causes like early childhood literacy, wildlife conservation and the development of the Covid-19 vaccine. She became so effective at distributing her own money that the ultrawealthy asked her to distribute theirs.

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Floodwaters swept away villages near the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China, on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people dead and leaving hundreds missing. Maps and images show the catastrophic floods, which left a 40-mile path of destruction.

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A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 in legal fees and related costs associated with one part of the legal battle with Justin Baldoni that emerged from the making of the 2024 movie “It Ends With Us.”

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Two women who were climbing in the Canadian backcountry north of Vancouver, British Columbia, were rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after one of them was stung by wasps more than 100 times, according to rescuers.

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A dean at Rutgers University was arrested on Monday after “upskirt” videos were found on one of his devices, with prosecutors saying he recorded them while working for the university.

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A man who parked a truck carrying a guillotine in Washington, D.C., was arrested by the U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, officials said.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I would love to see at least one state in the Union take on the challenge of properly regulating A.I. use in our schools,” Jessica Grose writes.

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Meta agreed on Wednesday to pay up to $17.1 billion to states to settle claims it harmed young users with its addictive platforms. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...

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Breaking News from @theathletic.com: The NFL is eliminating the Pro Bowl game, the all-star competition that it has held for 75 years.

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Rupert Grint, who starred as Ron Weasley in all eight “Harry Potter” films, will play the same role on Broadway, starting early next year.

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Breaking News: Three Secret Service officials were put on leave amid an internal investigation, Trump administration officials said.

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From @theathletic.com: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated. On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game — be it tackle or flag football — or games.

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