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At an assisted living facility in New York State, a small crowd had gathered at the entrance to the dining hall at noon, waiting for the doors to open. As one researcher observed, a woman, tired and frustrated, asked the man in front of her to move. he didn’t seem to be listening.”Come on, lets go!” she yelled—and pushed her walker into him.In Salisbury, Md., a woman woke up in the dark to find another resident in her bedroom at an assisted living complex. Her daughter, Rebecca Addy-Twaits, suspected that her 87-year-old mother, who had dementia and could become confused,…

As it happens in mid-June, Father’s Day coincides with a surge in outdoor excursions. Whether your dad is into backpacking, fishing, or bathing in the woods, he could probably use a few upgrades to his campfire cooking. Replace its worn-out plastic cooler with one from Oyster, a Norwegian company that launched the shiny aluminum, vacuum-insulated version last year. Japanese gear maker Snow Peak has a titanium bowl and pot set with thoughtful details: The two items nest together to save space in a backpack, and the pot lid has a silicone tab that doesn’t heat up, eliminating the need for…

After a four-day search, Greek officials said Sunday they had found the body of Michael Mosley, a British medical journalist and documentary maker who disappeared last week while on a trip to the Greek island of Symi.His body was found on the beach of Agia Marina, said the mayor of Symi, Eleftherios Papakalodoukas.His disappearance had sparked an extensive search that called in firefighters, police and volunteers. Authorities also used dogs and drones, and the Greek coastguard joined the effort as fears grew that Mr Mosley had been swept out to sea.Greek police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglidou said the mayor, who was…

Stanford University announced Friday that it is reinstating the requirement for standardized scores in undergraduate admissions, becoming the latest in a small but growing number of elite colleges to return to the practice after abandoning it during the pandemic.The change will take effect in fall 2025, and students applying for enrollment in fall 2026 and beyond will be required to provide SAT or ACT scores on their applications. Standardized test scores will remain optional for those applying this fall to enroll next year.Other selective schools that in recent months have returned to requiring those test scores include Harvard, Brown, Yale,…

TD Allman, a freelance journalist who challenged American mythmaking in sharp, personal reporting over five decades on subjects as diverse as the Vietnam War and modern Florida, died May 12 in Manhattan. It was 79.His death, in hospital, was caused by pneumonia, said his partner, Chengzhong Sui.In March 1970, as a 25-year-old freelance journalist, Mr. Allman, accompanied by two other reporters, walked 15 miles over mountains in Laos to report for the New York Times about Long Cheng, a secret CIA base where he was being used to fight the Pathé Lao communist rebels and their allies, the North Vietnamese.”At…

The launch of SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday met a set of ambitious goals set by Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, ahead of the test flight on Wednesday.Taking off from the SpaceX launch site at 7:50 a.m. in South Texas, near Brownsville, the Starship thundered across the sky.After falling away from the upper stage, the booster was able to land gently in the Gulf of Mexico, while the second stage spacecraft traveled halfway around the world, survived the extreme temperatures of atmospheric re-entry, and also made a controlled descent into the Indian Ocean.The flight was not flawless and…

Kia Motors on Friday issued a recall of some Telluride SUVs from the 2020 to 2024 model years and urged owners of the vehicles to park outside and away from structures because of a fire hazard, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.The problem stems from the front power seat motor, which can overheat “due to a stuck power seat slide button, possibly resulting in a fire and increasing the risk of injury,” NHTSA said in a statement.”To resolve the issue, dealers will install a bracket for the rear power seat switch covers and replace the seat slide buttons, free…

One of the nation’s leading medical advisory organizations has weighed in on the long Covid with a 265-page report that acknowledges the severity and persistence of the condition for millions of Americans.More than four years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, lingering Covid continues to impair many people’s ability to function, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a nongovernmental organization that advises federal agencies on science and medicine. .”Long Covid can affect people across the lifespan, from children to the elderly, and across sex, gender, race, ethnicity and other demographic groups,” it said, concluding that…

T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you may already have on your wish list, sharing tips from frequent visitors and locals alike. Sign up here to find us in your inbox once a month and to receive our weekly T List newsletter. I have a question? You can always reach us at tlist@nytimes.com.About halfway between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the beach town of Paraty (population 45,000) isn’t the easiest place to get to. It requires a four-hour, mostly mountain drive from any city, a 45-minute helicopter charter, or arrival by sea. It’s this relative isolation that…

The Israeli military’s mission to rescue four hostages was a rare operation that required weeks of planning and was given the final go-ahead minutes before it was to begin on Saturday morning, according to Israeli officials.Israel’s special forces, backed by the military, intelligence and air force, raided two buildings several hundred feet apart in a civilian neighborhood in Nuseirat in central Gaza. They brought home four hostages — Noah Argamani, 26. Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 41 — alive and well. A policeman, part of the force that led the raid, was killed.Dozens of Palestinians,…