NY Times: Minnesota’s Democrat Governor, Tim Walz, Makes an Iowa State Fair Visit to Promote His Party - Gov. Tim Walz toured the fairgrounds, surrounded by Republican presidential hopefuls, touting President Biden and his party’s policies. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/tim-walz.html - 
NY Times: Biden Trumpets Legislation for Veterans Despite Backlog in Claims - More than half of the roughly 843,000 claims submitted since the legislation was signed have been processed. But there are still more than 384,700 applications pending. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/biden-utah-veterans-benefits.html - 
NY Times: Pence Avoids Mentioning Trump on Iowa State Fair Soap Box - The former vice president refers to his “former running mate” and to the “former president,” but he declined to refer to the Republican front-runner by name. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/pence-trump-iowa.html - 
NY Times: Richard J. Whalen, Biographer of Joseph P. Kennedy, Dies at 87 - His book about the patriarch of the Kennedy political dynasty was a best seller. He later worked, briefly and not happily, for Richard M. Nixon. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/books/richard-j-whalen-dead.html - 
NY Times: Is Cheap Pork Worth the Abuse of Pigs? - Newly released videos by undercover investigators underscore the abuse of hogs on factory farms. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/opinion/hog-farming-secret-video.html - 
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NY Times: A Revolution Is Coming to Medicine. Who Will It Leave Out? - The hype around personalized medicine is distracting us from alternatives that are better suited to improving health for all. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/opinion/personalized-medicine-genes.html - 
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NY Times: Rebecca Woodfork and Jennifer Ziegler’s Ohio Wedding - Before meeting Jennifer Ziegler, Rebecca Woodfork said she was always “looking down and getting through life.” One month together in Boston and a trip to St. Lucia changed that. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/style/jennifer-ziegler-rebecca-woodfork-wedding.html -
NY Times: In the Bridal Industry, a Dwindling Number of Seamstresses - The skilled professionals who work on wedding dress alterations play a crucial role for brides, but their numbers are dwindling. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/fashion/weddings/bridal-seamstresses-demand.html -
NY Times: Kelley Carter and Moreno McCalpin’s Vintage Hollywood Wedding - Kelley Carter’s fantasies of meeting a man while shopping for almond milk took a back seat when Moreno McCalpin unexpectedly commented on her Tweet. From there a long-distance romance followed. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/style/kelley-carter-moreno-mccalpin-wedding.html -
NY Times: How to Find Inclusive Wedding Vendors - For many couples, working with businesses that share their values and support people from diverse backgrounds is an important part of the planning process. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/style/inclusive-wedding-vendors.html -
NY Times: Olivia Amitrano and Nicholas Vazquez Marry in Upstate New York - Neither Olivia Amitrano nor Nicholas Vazquez are afraid to change their minds, whether it’s about living off the grid, work or a wedding dress. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/style/olivia-amitrano-nicholas-vazquez-wedding.html -
NY Times: What Six Married Women Paid for Their Weddings - Former brides reveal where they splurged and where they scrimped for their nuptials — and what (if anything) they would have done differently. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/style/couples-wedding-expenses.html -
NY Times: How to Include Your Dog in Your Wedding Day - A wedding is incomplete for some couples without their canine companions — whether on the dance floor, down the aisle or in the dressing room. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/style/dogs-weddings-ceremonies.html -
NY Times: Kenneth Felts Marries Johnny Hau After Coming Out at Age 90 - When Kenneth Felts began work on a memoir at age 90, he found himself filled with regrets over a secret gay love affair. So he came out — privately and publicly — which inspired Johnny Hau to do the same. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/style/kenneth-felts-johnny-hau-wedding.html -
NY Times Tech: Taylor Kitsch Is No Longer the Next Big Thing. He’s OK With That. - After “Friday Night Lights” and several box-office disappointments, he has hit his stride as a character actor. “Painkiller” on Netflix is his most personal project yet. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/television/taylor-kitsch-painkiller.html - Image:
NY Times Tech: ‘Telemarketers’ HBO Docu-Series: Workers Talk About Filming - In a rowdy new HBO docu-series, two former telemarketers with a camcorder take on an industry they say was ripping people off in the name of charity. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/arts/television/telemarketers-hbo-documentary.html - Image:
NY Times Tech: Studying the Limits of Human Perfection, Through Darts - Why do athletes always seem to get better, generation by generation? It’s not always for the reasons you might think. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/upshot/darts-sports-perfection.html - Image:
NY Times Tech: It’s Not Reagan’s Party Anymore - Ronald Reagan’s “three-legged stool” coalition supported the G.O.P. for decades. Our latest poll leaves little doubt that Donald J. Trump has put an end to that era. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/upshot/reagan-trump-gop-stool.html - Image:
NY Times: Bessie Award Winners 2023 - Joyce Edwards, Dormeshia and J. Bouey were among the winners. The ceremony included a tribute to O’Shae Sibley, the dancer who was killed in July. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/arts/dance/bessie-awards-lincoln-center.html
NY Times: DJ Casper, Whose Hit Song ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ Made You Dance, Dies at 58 - The popular line dance, which gained international fame in the early 2000s, has been a staple at family functions, night clubs and more for more than 20 years. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/arts/dance/dj-casper-dead-cha-cha-slide.html