World
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Should an Oil Executive Oversee Climate Talks? The U.A.E. Thinks So.
Sultan Al Jaber, who heads the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, was chosen by the United Arab Emirates to head…
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How Western Goods Reach Russia: A Long Line of Trucks Through Georgia
With Western sanctions barring many imports, a lot of what Russia needs now travels a slow, crowded truck route through…
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Trump’s Company Gets Maximum Punishment for Evading Taxes
The Trump Organization must pay $1.6 million for giving executive off-the-books benefits and pay.
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The Transgressive Power of Alba de Céspedes
Rome, 1950: The diary begins innocently enough, with the name of its owner, Valeria Cossati, written in a neat script.…
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The Great New Zealand Egg Shortage
Prices are up, and some parts of the country have seen bare shelves where eggs normally are. One reason is…
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Adams Unveils $103 Billion Budget as New York Faces Major Challenges
Mayor Eric Adams wants to retain funding for safety, housing and sanitation but predicts future deficits as the city’s economy…
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Western Tanks Appear Headed to Ukraine, Breaking Another Taboo
The West has sent an array of weapons once seen as too provocative, and it looks like tanks will be…
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Your Friday Briefing: Investigating Chinese Police Outposts Abroad
Also, Xi Jinping changes his tone on business and South Korea considers nuclear weapons.
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Girl Guides of Canada Drops Brownies Name
The organization adopted a new name, Embers, for the branch after current and former members said that the old one…
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As Poland and Britain weigh sending tanks to Kyiv, pressure on other allies mounts.
Poland and Britain are considering sending main battle tanks to Ukraine, a move that would end the West’s nearly yearlong…