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The ‘MacGyvered’ Weapons in Ukraine’s Arsenal
WASHINGTON — The billions of dollars in military aid the United States has sent Ukraine includes some of the most…
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A Festival That Conjures the Strange Magic of H.P. Lovecraft
There’s bacon and eggs, and then there’s bacon and eggs at the Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast. Named after the cosmically malevolent…
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Clashes Between Rival Militias in Libya Kill at Least 32
Some of the fiercest clashes in two years in Libya’s capital between militias loyal to rival political leaders have left…
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Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39
Jaimie Branch, an innovative avant-garde trumpet player and composer whose punk-rock intensity and relentless commitment to experimentation and ...
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Over Caves and Over Budget, Mexico’s Train Project Barrels Toward Disaster
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Twisted tree trunks were plowed into high piles along a slash of freshly cut jungle,…
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Bullying and Sex Abuse Scandal Engulfs Elite Danish School
Denmark, like most of Scandinavia, likes to see itself as a fair and equal society, with a nonhierarchical structure, high…
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In New Hampshire, Republicans Weigh Another Hard-Right Candidate
MANCHESTER, N.H. — He has said the state’s popular Republican governor is “a Chinese Communist sympathizer,” called for the repeal…
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Rick Reed, G.O.P. Adman of ‘Swift Boat’ Campaign, Dies at 69
Rick Reed, a Republican advertising executive whose work in the 2004 presidential race tarnished Senator John Kerry, the Democratic nominee,…
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Joey DeFrancesco, Reigning King of the Jazz Organ, Dies at 51
Joey DeFrancesco, who was widely credited with bringing the organ back into vogue in jazz circles in recent decades, died…
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Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds
WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate judge has recommended rejecting the effort by relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks…