They Fell in Love One Bite at a Time

When Elizabeth Nan Rasmussen met David Maynard Amini at a party hosted by the magazine Edible DC, she knew instantly that she needed him in her life, just not necessarily as a boyfriend. Their mutual friend AJ Dronkers, the magazine’s associate publisher at the time, introduced them, but Ms. Rasmussen, who goes by Libby, wasn’t…

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How Could I Not Love My Baby?

I counted 26. No, 27. Wait, did that one fly away? Several years ago, on a cold winter day, I sat on the stone steps of the American Museum of Natural History counting pigeons like it was the most important task in the world. Me. A grown woman with a master’s degree and a job…

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Operation Sindoor: Can Pakistan economically afford a protracted conflict with India as tensions escalate? Here’s a reality check

India-Pakistan tensions: Experts believe that for Pakistan, the consequences of a sustained military engagement would be considerably more damaging economically compared to India. (AI image) India and Pakistan tensions are escalating and even as Indian armed forces strike hard, the question is – can Pakistan even afford a large scale conflict with India? Pakistan is…

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