World
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Cohen’s Cross-Examination to Continue as Trump Trial Enters Homestretch
Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump will try to sully the testimony of Michael D. Cohen, who once was his lawyer and now is his nemesis.
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How Things Went Wrong for the New York-Dublin ‘Portal’
The outdoor video link between the two cities was temporarily shut down after some questionable behavior on both sides.
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Man Linked to ‘I Raped You’ Message Is Detained in France, Authorities Say
An arrest warrant was issued for Ian Thomas Cleary in 2021 after Shannon Keeler discovered online messages about a sexual assault in Pennsylvania in 2013.
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Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions
Three years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining executive for corrupt business practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they have reversed themselves and are offering the executive a deal ...
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What to Know About the Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister
Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times and has undergone emergency surgery. His condition remains serious, officials said.
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I Was Shot in Vermont. What if It Had Been in the West Bank?
That frigid autumn night in Burlington, Vt., was not the first time I had stared down the barrel of a gun. It was not even the first time I had been fired at. Half a world away, in the West Bank, it had happened before. On a hot day in May 2021, a ...
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Democrats Aim for a Breakthrough for Black Women in the Senate
The Democratic Party has taken heat for not backing Black female candidates in competitive, statewide races, but in November, voters could double the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate.
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The Nerve of Madonna to Pull It Off, Again
Eighteen years ago, Madonna observed: “Once you pass 35, your age becomes part of the first sentence of anything written. It’s a form of limiting your options and almost putting you in your place. For women, naturally.” She was 47 when she said that ...
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As Bird Flu Looms, the Lessons of Past Pandemics Take on New Urgency
In 1918, an influenza virus jumped from birds to humans and killed an estimated 50 million to 100 million people in a world with less than a quarter of today’s population. Dozens of mammals also became infected. Now we are seeing another onslaught of ...
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Kristi Got Her Gun
Kristi Noem did herself no favors with “No Going Back,” her new book featuring a fake story about a dictator and a true story about a dog. But she did the rest of us a big one. I’m truly grateful to Noem for writing — or at least publishing — this ...