Purdue wobbled, bids to get back on track vs. High Point

Purdue Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter fields questions from the media Friday, March 14, 2025, after the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament game against the Michigan Wolverines at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michigan Wolverines won 86-68. Purdue’s eight consecutive years as a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament is now the longest active streak in…

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Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?

An Australian psychologist named Luise Kazda has studied this very question. In a 2021 review paper, she and her colleagues found 14 studies in which receiving an A.D.H.D. diagnosis created a sense of “empowerment” by “supporting a sense of legitimacy accompanied by understanding and sympathy as well as decreased guilt, blame and anger.” But in…

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Northwestern opens Big Ten tourney vs. well-matched Minnesota

Feb 25, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Northwestern Wildcats forward Nick Martinelli (2) works around Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Dawson Garcia (3) during the second half at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Minnesota and Northwestern both ended the Big Ten regular season on two-game losing streaks. The 12th-seeded Golden Gophers and 13th-seeded Wildcats realize…

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Reds, Marlins coming off notable wins entering 3-game series

Apr 20, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cincinnati Reds infielder Noelvi Marte (16) celebrates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo is expected to come off paternity leave on Monday night when Cincinnati visits…

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“The Pitt” Has Found a Loyal Fanbase

If you’ve recently found yourself Googling complex medical terminology, fighting the urge to rewatch the 1990s drama “E.R.” or nurturing a budding crush on the actor Noah Wyle, you may be “Pitt”-pilled. The new Max show “The Pitt,” which follows Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (played by Mr. Wyle) and a motley cast of medical workers…

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Easy and Elegant Olive Oil Cake

I consider myself a pretty good cook. I can neatly break down a chicken, and make mayonnaise from scratch. I can pleat dumplings, roll futomaki, fry doughnuts and, on one occasion, have turned carrots into roses. But I cannot, for the life of me, take butter out of the fridge to soften. This is why,…

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