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Mark noticed something amiss with his toddler. His son’s penis looked swollen and was hurting him. Mark, a stay-at-home dad in San Francisco, grabbed his Android smartphone and took photos to document the problem so he could track its progression. It was a Friday night in February 2021. His wife called an advice nurse at their health care provider to schedule an emergency consultation for the next

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TOKYO — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics, already facing rising costs and significant public opposition to this summer’s Games, faced a new furor on Wednesday after the president of the Tokyo organizing committee suggested women talk too much in meetings. The president, Yoshiro Mori, stoked a social media backlash after news reports emerged of his comments demeaning women during an executive meeti

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