The Apple '1984' Ad Changed the Super Bowl Forever - The New York Times

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“An oral history of Apple's groundbreaking "1984" spot, which helped to establish the Super Bowl as TV's biggest commercial showcase.”

California rainstorms brought — and kept — a lake at Death Valley

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“Historic rainstorms that lashed California recently have kept a rare phenomenon around — a lake at famed hotspot Death Valley.”

Pharma CEOs grilled by senators over sky-high drug prices

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“Senators grilled drugmakers over the sky-high cost of drug prices in the United States. Eliquis is thousands of dollars more expensive in the U.S”

As ER overcrowding worsens, a program helping to ease the crisis may lose funding

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“Hospital bed shortages mean some who go to the ER can be stuck there for days or weeks. Yet a federal program meant to ease patient boarding is...”

Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter after son Ethan Crumbley's school shooting, jury finds

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“Jurors weighed the fate of Crumbley, the mother of teenage school shooter Ethan Crumbley, after a week of testimony in her involuntary manslaughter...”

How the anti-vaccine movement is downplaying the danger of measles

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“Anti-vaccine activists have reacted to worldwide measles outbreaks by spreading misinformation about the disease, falsely saying it's not dangerous.”

Dog rescued after being trapped in a shipping container in Texas

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“One lucky pup's life was likely saved last week when a group of marine inspectors found her trapped in a shipping container at a Texas port.”

U.S. and U.K. launch airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

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“ABOARD USS EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA — The United States and the United Kingdom launched airstrikes Saturday targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in...”

U.S. retaliatory strikes start in Iraq and Syria in response to Jordan drone attack

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“The United States launched attacks Friday against 85 sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian forces and Iran-backed militants, its first...”

'Sexualized' Jesus: controversy in Spain over poster of Christ for Seville Easter festivities

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“A controversy has ensued in Spain over an artwork created for Easter week in Seville, with some seeing the image of Jesus created by artist...”