World
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The Wrong Trump Judge at the Right Time Can Wreak Havoc
In political writing about the federal judiciary, there is a convention to treat the partisan affiliation of a judge or…
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What We Will Miss Most About Roger Federer
Queen Elizabeth II was buried on Monday, and London is now the scene of another poignant farewell: Roger Federer will…
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We Document Human Rights Violations. Israel Wants to Silence Us.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Just after 3 a.m. on Aug. 18, Israeli soldiers blasted open the locked doors of Al-Haq,…
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Every Moment Can’t Be 10 Out of 10
Many years ago, before we had children, an old family friend who was a therapist offered a gentle bit of…
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When Whales Are Stranded, a Race Against Time Begins
MELBOURNE, Australia — As the sad scene now playing out on an Australian beach attests, rescuing an animal larger than…
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Hilary Mantel, Prize-Winning Author of Historical Fiction, Dies at 70
Hilary Mantel, the British author of “Wolf Hall,” “Bring Up the Bodies” and “The Mirror and the Light,” her trilogy…
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The World Got Diamonds. A Mining Town Got Buried in Sludge.
JAGERSFONTEIN, South Africa — The dirt wall holding in mucky waste from diamond mining grew over the years to resemble…
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Major Covid Holdouts in Asia Drop Border Restrictions
HONG KONG — After two and a half years of tight pandemic controls, some of Asia’s last holdouts are finally…
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Supreme Court Says Alabama Can Kill Prisoner With Method He Fears
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Alabama could kill a death row prisoner by lethal injection despite his assertion…
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U.K. Government Goes Full Tilt on Tax Cuts and Free-Market Economics
LONDON — Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain on Friday gambled that a hefty dose of tax cuts, deregulation and…