World
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Women’s Lives Put at Risk Under State Abortion Bans
To the Editor: Re “Can Exceptions to a Ban on Abortion Work?,” by Ross Douthat (column, Sept. 15): Mr. Douthat’s…
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Hilary Mantel Was the Magician and the Spell
LONDON — I remember standing with Hilary Mantel in the offices of the literary agency we shared. It was autumn…
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On a corpse’s wrist, an emblem of Ukrainian fortitude.
KYIV, Ukraine — The body pulled from a pit in Izium was in a bad state of decomposition, the skin…
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Solo Soulless Saboteurs
WASHINGTON — In the internet age, it’s almost impossible to get away with anything. (See: Adam Levine.) And yet, some…
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Fed Chairs Are People, Too
A psychologist or a novelist might be as useful as an economist in explaining what the Federal Reserve is up…
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Understanding the Fight Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in New York this week for…
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Russian aviation scientist dies, adding to a series of suspicious deaths.
A top Russian aviation expert and scientist was found to have died this week under suspicious circumstances, his employer said,…
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How Paul LePage, Running to Lead Maine, Benefited From Florida Tax Breaks
As governor of Maine for two terms until 2019, Paul LePage, a Republican, gained a reputation as one of the…
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A Year When Everything Is Going Right for Western Canada’s Farmers
Driving around Saskatchewan earlier this month, I found it impossible to miss the harvest activity. Tractors were kicking up clouds…
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Runners and Cyclists Use GPS Mapping to Make Art
In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed the last drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio, completing his masterpiece…