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… The classical era of the American space program has come to an end. After a quarter century in which peaceful … their location within l/100th of a mile. The system can also guide ballistic missiles with uncanny precision. The … period. Moreover, Earth’s geological history, once studied in isolation, now stands in a new relationship with the …

… up from a get-together with his rat pack of middle-school pals. Tag in the woods behind the house, night coming on. Tripped on a root along the path, fell head-first … suffering.” The consequences are unmistakable. As Silverman points out in her story, a 2023 survey of physicians found …

… children were born. Her canary bird hung at the window. He also was called Pierre. When Louise spoke to him softly in … French, he caroled and trilled with delight. Then Livaudais died. Many, years passed away and his widow still clung to … was no place in his thoughts for future events. He was incompetent to think at all. When his first child was born, he …

… and nerves. The machine-​gun bullet that a Sandinista soldier pulled from a bandolier draped around his torso and … something I attach a particular meaning to, though it has also stood atop my desk for many years. I like to see it … pounding, and witnessed succeeding generations of desktop computers and laptops; but mostly, from the start, he has …

… the beginning of the reunification of their nation, it is also worth remembering another anniversary today. The night … Under the weight of a history in which so many suffered and died, the historical events of November 9 also illuminate … the political and historical whirlwind that was the end of communist dictatorships in eastern Europe and Russia, but …