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Joe Biden’s granddaughter and a tale of two families

New York Times: The 4-year-old girl has never met her father or grandfather, Joe Biden.

Spice Girl Emma Bunton: Menopause destroyed my libido

Times: Bunton and her partner reveal how menopause affected their relationship.

Collapse of an empire: How a South Island gang boss was brought down from inside

Kurt Bayer reports on the fast rise, and even faster fall, of an underworld kingpin.

Americans tried to save elephants in Zambia. Were they the good guys?

New York Times: Crusade to protect animals has had long-term impact on villagers.

The ‘Great Resignation’ is over. Can workers’ power endure?

New York Times: Already, the pendulum may be swinging back toward employers.

Gen X pour: The sobering truth about my mid-life health kick

OPINION: Note to self - buy smaller wine glasses.

China took her husband. She was left to uncover his secret cause

NYT: He was brilliant, quirky and private - and possibly an anonymous dissident blogger.

The yeti is fake. How did it fool tools built to detect AI images?

NY Times: The Times puts AI detectors to the test - and finds they're far from perfect.

'It all started to feel really heavy': Life in the throes of postpartum depression

New York Times: Four new mothers open up about the common yet isolating struggle.

The ‘forbidden planet’ that escaped a fiery doom

New York Times: Halla should have been gobbled up by its dying star. How did it survive?

Vaping has created a toxic monster – here’s what your kids are inhaling

Telegraph: In the UK, children under 10 have been hospitalised with severe lung damage.

Sir James Wallace unmasked: The inside story of a rich-lister, arts philanthropist and criminal

His frail figure gives no indication of the money and influence he holds over people.

How ‘good viruses’ can save us from our antibiotics timebomb

Times: Phages are ruthless biological killing machines - and bacteria are their prey.

TikTok is our DJ now. It’s playing a lot of Meghan Trainor

New York Times: Video app drives streams on Spotify and influences the Billboard charts.

'We are family': Rescuers recount incredible moment they found missing children

New York Times: At first, Nicolás Ordóñez heard a soft cry in the jungle.

Russia rebellion: What will happen to Wagner chief and his fighters?

New York Times: Fomenting rebellion would normally be perilous in Putin’s Russia.