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Newyork
In a Report From a Distant Border, I Glimpsed Our Brutal Future
Once in a while, some single thing manages to encapsulate all that feels terrible about our world today. For me, this week, it was a bone-chilling report from Human Rights Watch documenting how Saudi border guards had killed hundreds — perhaps ...
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Books
What Can Literature Teach Us About Forgiveness?
“How I’m gon keep from killing him,” says Celie, the protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel “The Color Purple.” The “him” is Celie’s husband, Mr.__. His first name is Albert, but he’s so cruel Celie won’t speak his name. In ...
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News
How Schools Can Survive (and Maybe Even Thrive) With A.I. This Fall
Step 1: Assume all students are going to use the technology.
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US
Central U.S. Swelters Under Heat Dome, Forcing Cancellations and Precautions
A summer of extreme weather continued as residents coped with oppressive heat across a large stretch of the nation’s midsection.
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Sports
The Rays Plan to Keep Calm and Carry On
A red-hot start followed by a brutal July knocked Tampa Bay out of first place, but the Rays believe they are back on track.
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Sports
In New York, One Team Is Lost and the Other Is Targeting 2025
The middling Yankees have no idea who they are. The Mets’ sell-off gives them a clearer identity.
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News
‘Strays’ Stumbles at Box Office Without Its Stars’ Promotion
The R-rated comedy opened to a fifth place showing this weekend, while the comic book movie “Blue Beetle” came in at No. 1. Both were hurt by the actors’ strike.
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World
Security Is the Main Worry as Ecuador Votes on Sunday. Here’s What to Know.
With the country’s attention riveted on violence perpetrated by gangs and drug cartels, the security issue is paramount — and may be decisive.
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Newyork
Enrique Tarrio and the Curious Case of the Latino White Supremacist
On Thursday, Department of Justice prosecutors threw the book at the Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio, recommending a 33-year sentence for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. If applied, this would exceed even the 18-year prison term given ...
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Newyork
America Isn’t in the Women’s World Cup Final, but the Team’s Legacy Is All Around Us
The Women’s World Cup final is this weekend, and there’s something missing: Americans. The barrier-shattering U.S. women’s national team, historically so dominant in the sport, not only didn’t qualify for the final; it had its poorest showing ever in ...