World
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Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says
For the first time, China has more than 100 incarcerated writers, and Israel and Russia entered the list of the…
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Eric Adams Seizes Role as Face of the Crackdown on Student Protests
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday defended the overnight arrests of nearly 300 campus protesters in New York City, praising the…
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Some Gazans Say U.S. Campus Protests Give Them ‘Hope’
Thousands of miles away from the campus protests that have divided Americans, some displaced Palestinians are expressing solidarity with the…
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Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Hoping to Stave Off Rafah Assault
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Wednesday, his latest stop on…
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Weinstein to Appear in Court for First Time Since Conviction Overturned
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood producer, is set to appear in a Manhattan court Wednesday in what could be…
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The Most Decorated Battleship in U.S. History Gets an Overdue Face-Lift
The most decorated battleship in the history of the United States is done with war. The engines of the vessel,…
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Model-Boat Sailing Returns to Central Park
I tried operating a boat on Conservatory Water, the pond famous for model boating. It’s harder than it looks.
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Chinese Scientist Who Shared Covid Sequence Protests Lab Closure
Professor Zhang Yongzhen had flouted a government ban by disclosing the genome of the Covid virus soon after it emerged…
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Expressway Collapses in Southern China Amid Heavy Rains, Killing 24
The road gave way in the early morning in an apparent landslide. At least 30 other people were injured, many…
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When My Mom Got Sick, This TV Show Kept Us Going
“Indian Idol,” the Hindi version of “American Idol,” is a pleasant distraction from life’s more trying predicaments.