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Newyork
Stop Micromanaging Halloween — Let Your Kids Be Free
I started hearing about the Switch Witch a few years ago. If you’re not in the know, she’s the Halloween cousin of that narc, Elf on the Shelf, a symbol of the rank combination of child surveillance and endless materialism that dictates so much of ...
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World
If You Can Take the Cable Car to the Colosseum, You’re in Vietnam
The country is in the middle of a cable-car bonanza, much of it driven by the over-the-top developments of the Sun Group, which feature giant Buddhas, ersatz European enclaves and selfie spots galore.
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World
Polish Bishop Resigns After Diocese Is Rocked by Sex Scandal
A priest in the bishop’s diocese was accused of holding a sex party in his church apartment that involved a male prostitute who lost consciousness.
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News
Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Growth
Oil prices climbed again on Friday as armed clashes intensify in Israel and, increasingly, beyond.
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US
Murders in U.S. Fell 6 Percent in 2022 as Violent Crime Declined
But young people make up a growing share of those dying by gun violence, which is now the leading cause of death for children in the United States.
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Newyork
Piling Horror Upon Horror
Watching from afar as people race toward an abyss, I find it hard to know what to write except “no,” over and over. In the face of massacres that for Jews around the world brought back memories of genocide, the language of some Israeli leaders has ...
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Books
Review: ‘The Hunt’ Playfully Makes the Medieval Contemporary
Kate Soper’s latest stage work freely moves between legend and anachronism for a story about three virgins taking charge of their bodies.
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Newyork
The Abysmal Choices for House Speaker
The crisis of terror in Israel has made it even more urgent that the House of Representatives move past its schoolyard infighting, elect itself a speaker and demonstrate that the United States still has a functional government, one that can play a ...
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News
‘Don’t Do That Again’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Under Fire From Judge
In the first week of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan repeatedly admonished the former crypto mogul’s lawyers, in an ominous sign for the defense.
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US
Nikki Haley Raises $11 Million, Battling With DeSantis to Take On Trump
The former South Carolina governor has made gains in recent months — in fund-raising and polling — that have helped her compete for the No. 2 spot in the primary field.