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What College Applicants Really Think About Republicans’ Campus Panic
The moral panic about “woke” campuses has metastasized into actual legislation, and not just in the swampy idylls of Florida. Last week the governor of Alabama signed a bill that purports to limit the teaching of “divisive” topics in its colleges and ...
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Javier Milei Is a New Prophet of Apocalyptic Capitalism
In Davos, Switzerland, this January, a new icon of capitalist resentment took the stage. President Javier Milei of Argentina won a landslide victory in November on a platform of unapologetic libertarian economics and a campaign of ready-to-meme ...
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Appeals Court Rules Against Texas in Clash Over Migrant Arrest Law
The decision in favor of the federal government left in place a trial court injunction blocking implementation of the law.
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World
Israel’s Defense Minister Visits U.S., Aiming to Shore Up Support
Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, was scheduled to hold a second day of meetings on Tuesday with top Biden administration officials in Washington, as friction ratcheted up between the two allies over the U.S. decision to allow the passage of a ...
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Should Wildlife Advocates Help Set Hunting Rules in Vermont?
A bill that would add people who don’t hunt to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board has stirred an outcry in a state known for both progressive politics and rural traditions.
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As Russia Mourns Attack Victims, State Media Intensifies Blame of Ukraine
News outlets were trying to counter U.S. assessments that the deadly assault on the concert hall near Moscow was the work of an offshoot of the Islamic State.
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Monday Briefing: Two Charged in Moscow Attack
Plus, the hotel guest who wouldn’t leave.
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Amid Questions About Security Failures, Russian State Media Focus on a Different Narrative
As Russia mourned the victims of the worst terrorist attack in the Moscow area in more than two decades on Sunday, differing narratives about the attack were spreading and taking hold in the country. The attack late Friday on a concert hall near ...
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Dozens of Children Abducted in Nigeria Have Been Released, Officials Say
The military of the West African nation, which is plagued by kidnappings largely driven by demands for ransom payments, said 137 children had been freed in the country’s north.
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Russia’s Battle With Extremists Has Simmered for Years
The Islamic State has long threatened to strike Russia for helping the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, stay in control.
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