World
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No Field, No Problem. An Academic Powerhouse Can Also Play Ball.
The elite Baccalaureate high school, housed in a former pocketbook factory in Queens, is known for its college-level courses. And…
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‘We Walked to the A Train at 14th Street, Where We Said Goodbye’
A trip to the Whitney Museum on a windy day, a stuck elevator and more reader tales of New York…
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Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country
Several foreigners have gone missing or been found dead after going out for walks in recent days as temperatures in…
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Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride
At Saturday’s celebration in Rome, Pope Francis’ image was on cardboard cutouts adorned with flower necklaces. People came dressed as…
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Police Shoot Man With Ax Before Euro 2024 Match in Germany
The shooting took place in Hamburg, in an area packed with thousands of soccer fans, and hours before the Netherlands…
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A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual nationals a centerpiece of its foreign policy, trading them…
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Inside the Chechen Units Helping to Fight Russia’s War
Russia’s fighters are waging bloody battles in Ukraine’s east to add to its captured territory. Moscow supports this war effort…
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Reimagining Bloomsday for Molly, and All Women
To help honor 100 years of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” an all-women Irish festival refocuses the annual re-enactment of the novel’s…
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For Campus Protesters in Brussels, Familiar Methods, but Different Outcomes
Pro-Palestinian student activists at one Belgian university have borrowed from the U.S. playbook of encampments and slogans. The results, however,…
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China’s Lust for Durian Is Creating Fortunes in Southeast Asia
Before he started a company 15 years ago selling the world’s smelliest fruit, Eric Chan had a well-paying job writing…