World
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Your Friday Briefing: Russia Sentences Brittney Griner to 9 Years
We’re covering Chinese military drills around Taiwan and the sentencing of the American basketball star Brittney Griner. U.S. basketball player…
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Russian Court Sentences Griner to 9 Years, Raising Pressure on Biden
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced the American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after…
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Three Tourists Are Injured Near Volcanic Eruption in Iceland
Three tourists were injured in Iceland Wednesday night as they trekked across rough terrain to a volcanic eruption drawing awe-struck…
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Griner is being sent to a Russian penal colony. What is that?
Some prisoners are tortured, or beaten by fellow inmates. Some have to work 16-hour days. A few are forced to…
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Lawyer Says He Intends to Give Alex Jones’s Texts to House Jan. 6 Panel
WASHINGTON — The lawyer for plaintiffs who are suing the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Thursday that he plans to…
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Former Puerto Rico Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges
A former governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, was arrested by the F.B.I. on Thursday and accused of accepting bribes…
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DeSantis Suspends Tampa Prosecutor Who Vowed Not to Criminalize Abortion
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended the top prosecutor in Tampa on Thursday, accusing him of incompetence and…
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Beirut Port Silos Partly Collapse on Second Anniversary of Blast
BEIRUT — On its second anniversary, the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut in 2020 was still damaging the city,…
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Blame Canada (or at Least Ontario) for a Wealth of Smart Revivals
STRATFORD, Ontario — “All’s Well That Ends Well” is one of Shakespeare’s least-loved comedies. “Gaslight” is a hopeless old melodrama…
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With 5 Missiles, China Sends Stark Signal to Japan and U.S. on Taiwan
TOKYO — North Korea has for years lobbed missiles into Japan’s waters without great incident. But for an increasingly powerful…