World
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How the War in Gaza Disrupted an Elite Private School
The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, like similar institutions across the city, was consumed by strife…
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50 Years Ago, Philippe Petit Was a ‘Dot in the Sky’
The man who walked a high wire between the World Trade Center towers is now 75.
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Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end.
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Biden Expected to Pardon Veterans Convicted of Having Gay Sex
The president’s proclamation would grant clemency to around 2,000 people charged between 1951 and 2013 under a military code that…
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Joe Biden: The Old-School Politician in a New-School Era
President Biden was peeved. What was Chuck Schumer thinking? The Democrats had just temporarily averted a national default with Republican…
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Tension and Tear Gas Linger in Kenya After Tax Protests Turn Deadly
Businesses were slowly reopening a day after the government deployed the military to quell the unrest, but the country remained…
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My First Trip to Norway, With A.I. as a Guide
Can artificial intelligence devise a bucket-list vacation that checks all the boxes: culture, nature, hotels and transportation? Our reporter put…
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Mark Rutte Moves From Leading Netherlands to Heading NATO
Mr. Rutte, who served as the Dutch prime minister for nearly 14 years, has been a harsh critic of Russia’s…
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Schools Got a Record $190 Billion in Pandemic Aid. Did It Work?
Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly.
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Rogue to Victim: What Australia Sees in Julian Assange
Broad support for his release seems to have grown more out of resentment of his treatment by the U.S. justice…