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Natalie Zemon Davis, Historian of the Marginalized, Dies at 94

She wrote of peasants, unsung women, border crossers and, most popularly, Martin Guerre, a 16th-century village impostor recalled in a 1980s movie.

By Elsa Dixler

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New Obesity Drugs Come With a Side Effect of Shaming

Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.

By Gina Kolata

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Black Americans Are Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits, Study Finds

A new report documents systemic discrimination in how the I.R.S. selects taxpayers to be audited, with implications for a debate on the agency’s funding.

By Jim Tankersley

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Michigan State Football Player Who Hit Rival Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors

On Oct. 29, Khary Crump, a cornerback for the Spartans, swung his helmet and hit an opposing player inside Michigan Stadium.

By Eduardo Medina

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