Teenagers and Adolescence

Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73

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Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73

Laura Sessions Stepp, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The Washington Post whose reporting on teenage sex and “hookup” culture on college campuses explored in strikingly intimate detail how adolescent girls and young women think about relationships, love and bodily autonomy, died on Feb. 24 in Springfield, Va. She was 73. …

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R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More

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R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More

At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, beginning on Wednesday, senators are expected to question him closely about his controversial views on vaccines. For years Mr. Kennedy has questioned the safety of vaccines, including those for polio and measles, two diseases that continue to harm children. More recently, he has …

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