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World
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria One of the Deadliest in Decades
The death toll in Turkey and Syria after Monday’s earthquake surpassed 20,000, which would make it among the deadliest since 2000. In Turkey alone, the death toll reached more than 17,000 people by Thursday, matching the toll from the country’s Aug ...
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Newyork
Greta Thunberg: ‘The World Is Getting More Grim by the Day’
There is genuinely no precedent in the modern history of geopolitics for the climate activist Greta Thunberg. Four and a half years ago, she began “striking” outside of Swedish parliament — a single teenager with a single sign. She was 15. In just a ...
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World
Grieving Turks and Syrians Abroad Rally to Help Their Homelands
An outpouring of donations is flowing from around the world, as communities struggle to ease feelings of helplessness — and the agony of waiting for loved ones who have not called.
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World
‘Troubling’ Race Disparity Is Found in U.K. Prosecution Decisions
Black and biracial people in England and Wales are significantly more likely be prosecuted than white people who have been arrested on comparable charges, according to a major government study.
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World
A grieving Turkish diaspora rallies together.
As they reckon with shocking images on social media and the long wait for news from home, the world’s Turkish diaspora, which includes some 20 million people, has rallied to provide support to one another and send aid to their family members far away ...
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Newyork
And You Think You Felt Cold This Weekend?
For some, routine cold plunges have become one way to survive winter.
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Newyork
YouTube Gave Me Everything. Then I Grew Up.
My life so far has often been distilled to numbers: 1.7 million subscribers, 1.8 million total followers, 155 million views. At 12 years old, I started posting videos on YouTube. In November, at 24, I quit. When I tell people about my videos, I often ...
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World
Some Homeless Encampments Can Stay, but the Underlying Issues Remain
Three court decisions have now ruled that the shelter system does not meet the needs of homeless people.
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News
This Is What It Looks Like to Try to Count America’s Homeless Population
To fix a problem, you need to know its scope. To do that, you need sheriffs, social workers, volunteers, flashlights and 10 days in January.
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Newyork
Inclusive or Alienating? The Language Wars Go On
Before the millions of views, the subsequent ridicule and finally the earnest apology, The Associated Press Stylebook practically oozed good intentions in its tweet last week: “We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing ‘the’ labels such as ...