World
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Menendez Trial’s Odd Moments: Pyramids, French Nicknames and a Bell
The bribery case against Senator Robert Menendez features an assortment of exotic elements: Qatari sheikhs, bricks of gold bullion, halal…
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U.K. Police Searching for Man Suspected of Killing 3 Women With Crossbow
The women died at the scene near London on Tuesday, the police said. The BBC identified the victims as the…
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Biden Announces Tariffs on Chinese Metals Routed Through Mexico
The measure aims to close a loophole that officials said allowed metals made partly in China to come into the…
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Who Might Replace Biden on the Top of the Ticket?
President Biden’s poor performance in the debate against former President Donald J. Trump has prompted widespread panic and pessimism within…
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A Late Play by the Biden Campaign: Running Out the Clock
Time is on President Biden’s side. Every day that he defies pressure to end his re-election campaign, replacing him becomes…
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Supporters of the High Line Aim to Block Plan to Build a Casino Nearby
A plan to build a casino over a sprawling rail yard on Manhattan’s Far West Side has a new, formidable…
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What’s a Semiquincentennial? You Have 2 Years to Find Out.
A group is planning a celebration to mark July 4, 2026. The occasion, for short, is known as Semiquin.
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Squirt Guns and ‘Go Home’ Signs: Barcelona Residents Take Aim at Tourists
Locals confronted visitors to the Catalan capital in a whimsical (but very serious) demonstration against mass tourism and housing shortages.
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They Called It ‘Improper’ to Have Women in the Olympics. But She Persisted.
It was 1922, two years before the last time the Olympics were held in Paris. On a warm August day,…
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Rising Frustration in Houston After Millions Lost Power in Storm
With outages expected to last days, a top state official promised to look into whether the utility company could have…