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Simone Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, is looking to take home some more hardware at her third Summer Olympics in Paris this week — and her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, will be in the City of Light to watch the finals on July 30.Biles and Owens have had…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Regina Beraldo Kihwele, a 25-year-old artist in Tanzania who, in 2015 and 2016, attended North Korea’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp, which some Russian children are set to attend this summer.The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I was 16,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yuri Frolov, 25, who in 2015 and 2016 attended North Korea’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp, where some Russian children will be sent this summer. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I was a kid, I remember watching a…
In the privacy of Camp David, members of President Joe Biden’s family have criticized his top aides for his poor debate showing on Thursday, Politico reports.Following Biden’s widely publicized debate on Thursday with former President Donald Trump, the family retreated to the Maryland property for a pre-planned trip.There, his family…
My autistic son is almost 6 years old, which I thought would mean he would finally have more options for summer camp. What I didn’t foresee was that he wouldn’t fit into any of them, despite the fact that he is in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) at school. The…
Two years ago, I packed bags and bins full of clothing and toiletries, and my son left for his first summer at sleepaway camp. Three weeks later, he celebrated his 11th birthday with his new camp friends, away from home and without family. At the end of his four-week camp…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Patrice Poltzer. It has been edited for length and clarity.We rented in Brooklyn; even the most basic day camps cost more than $1,000 for the two of them. My husband, Olly, and I calculated that we’d spend at least $12,000 sending…
