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The Opinion Columnist With Freelance Pants

“I’m Raven (@Raven__Smith) and I’m a writer in London. I used to work at Vogue, and now I have a column in The Sunday Times called The Life Of Raven. There, I write about all the small things in life that sometimes feel large, like height being social currency and …

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Mayo Clinic starts using autonomous vehicles to deliver coronavirus tests and medical supplies

The Mayo Clinic today announced a partnership with Bestmile and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) to deploy autonomous shuttles that transport medical equipment and COVID-19 tests collected at the hospital’s drive-thru testing site. The hope is that they’ll expedite the delivery of much-needed supplies while reducing the risk of human …

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14 Things We Buy and Then Almost Never Use

frantic00 / Shutterstock.com I’ve been decluttering for years, since long before Marie Kondo, the maven of tidy homes, was a household name. One approach I use is to try buying only things I’ll use regularly. I tested that strategy a few years ago. My husband and I were debating whether …

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