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It’s OK to Spend $12.50 on a Wedding Dress Now

More brides are searching for bridal gowns at thrift shops—or simply asking a friend for hers.

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US cloud storage giant Dropbox to close R&D operations, leave Israel

Cloud storage provider will lay off about 50 people, mostly engineers, in Tel Aviv office, as part of global cutback

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Anne Frank’s best ‘helper’ Miep Gies is center of new National Geographic miniseries

Set to premiere on May 1, 8-part series centers on anti-Nazi resistance activities of Miep and Jan Gies, whose sacrifices – and heroism – extended beyond the ‘Secret Annex’

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Biden Praises ‘Absolute Courage’ of U.S. Journalist Detained in Russia

In a speech at the annual White House Association Correspondents’ dinner, the president said his administration was “working every day” to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich.

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Biden Praises ‘Absolute Courage’ of U.S. Journalist Detained in Russia

In a speech at the annual White House Association Correspondents’ dinner, the president said his administration was “working every day” to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich.

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Leak of unknown gas kills 11 in India

Eleven people have died after a gas leak in northern India.

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Don’t Throw Shohei Ohtani Your Best Pitch—He Might Steal It

The two-way star’s skill as an elite hitter allows him to replicate the best pitches he faces—helping him build a frightening arsenal of different pitches.

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GM’s Chevy Bolt Heads to Scrapyard With Mixed Legacy

Electric SUV got General Motors into the EV game, but battery fires tainted its image.

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Grounding of Marine Unit Spotlights Lack of Ships

A problem affecting a training exercise in the Asia-Pacific points to larger difficulties as the U.S. pivots to counter China.

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The World Wide Web Turns 30: A History of the Internet Technology

Thirty years have passed since the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. Everything on the web, every time you’ve typed “www.” into a browser—or even used a browser—traces back to April 30, 1993. Read our visual history

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