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Newyork
A Forest Retreat in ‘Tokyo’s Backyard’
KARUIZAWA IS OFTEN called “Tokyo’s backyard” because it’s here, an hour northwest by bullet train, that city people come to escape the summer heat. For the executives and government officials who own villas in the resort town, it’s akin to the ...
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Books
Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.
Onstage with her group the Mamas & the Papas at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967, Cass Elliot, the grand doyenne of the Laurel Canyon scene, bantered with the timing of a vaudeville comedian. “Somebody asked me today when I was ...
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Newyork
Senators Need to Stop the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
An unfortunate symbiosis has developed between pro-Israel culture warriors like Republican Representative Elise Stefanik and the most self-indulgent fringe of pro-Palestinian campus protesters. Together they are, wittingly or unwittingly, shifting ...
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News
Tech Industry Braces as Google Antitrust Trial Closes
The first tech monopoly trial of the modern internet era is concluding. The judge’s ruling is likely to weigh heavily on a pipeline of similar antitrust cases.
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US
Greene Says She Will Demand Vote Next Week on Removing Johnson
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, excoriated the House speaker for working with Democrats to push through major bills. She said she would move ahead despite all but certain defeat.
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World
Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation
The heavy rains that have pounded East Africa for weeks, killing hundreds, have now spilled into the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves.
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News
Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
Russia’s president has signaled an increase in income and corporate taxes that will help finance the war. The move reflects his firm control over Russian policy.
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World
Heavy Rains Hit Southern China as Hong Kong Spots a Waterspout
Bad weather in Guangdong Province forced evacuations as forecasters warned of more rain and potential flooding.
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World
Heavy Rains Hit Southern China as Hong Kong Spots a Waterspout
Bad weather in Guangdong Province forced evacuations as forecasters warned of more rain and potential flooding.
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US
Johnson, Like Pence, Draws Praise for Defying His Party and Doing His Job
In the Republican Party of 2024, styled in the image of former President Donald J. Trump, a norm-preserving, consensus-driven act — even a basic one — can be a career-ending offense.