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September 12, 2026, 4:38 p.m. Eastern time

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A new crop of college students is finding balance at daytime parties with yoga, saunas and cold plunges.

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A reader revealed her adult child’s gender transition to her father after learning that he was ill. Ten years later, she is anguished that she may never again see her daughter.

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Bottles of water could soon be allowed through security checkpoints at some airports, relaxing a strict policy in place for more than 20 years.

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