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June Lockhart, Beloved Television Mother, Dies at 100

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Anita Gates
She exuded earnest maternal wisdom and wistful contentment as a farm wife on “Lassie” and, later, as an interplanetary castaway on “Lost in Space.”

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June Lockhart with Lassie and his offspring on the set of the movie “Son of Lassie” in 1944. More than a decade later, she would join the cast of the “Lassie” television series.

In Letitia James Case, Some Black Women See Their Own Family Sacrifices

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Troy Closson and Jeffery C. Mays
The federal indictment of New York’s attorney general centers on a home she purchased for a relative. It is an act that rings deeply familiar to many.

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Lupe Todd-Medina, left, a Democratic strategist, and Tyquana Henderson-Rivers, a political consultant, said they are familiar with Letitia James’s impulse to help relatives. “I think it’s in our genetics,” Ms. Henderson-Rivers said.

Why a Chef in Brazil Couldn’t Stomach a Menu Request for a Prince’s Event

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Ana Ionova
He was asked to cater a climate event for Prince William and 700 guests. But omitting the famous Amazonian fish was like “asking Iron Maiden to play jazz.”

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The Earthshot Prize, an environmental award founded by Prince William, required a plant-based menu for a dinner in Rio de Janeiro next month. The Brazilian chef initially selected for the event, Saulo Jennings, was surprised to learn he could not serve Amazonian fish.

Pumpkin Spice Lattes, a Favorite U.S. Fall Drink, Divide Europe

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Jeanna Smialek
One of America’s favorite fall drinks shows up in Brussels and Antwerp, but rarely in Paris and Rome. It has yet to reach the ubiquity — or the sugar content — of its stateside counterpart.

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A pumpkin spice latte at a cafe in Antwerp, Belgium. The drink, a fall mainstay in the United States, has become more common in some European cities.
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