It was a summer day in the Dutch countryside when I met a boy about 12 or 13 years old.

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In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s camp believes the GOP suffered on Tuesday because Republicans had little reason to vote.

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