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Russian Court Sentences Griner to 9 Years, Raising Pressure on Biden
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced the American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after…
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Three Tourists Are Injured Near Volcanic Eruption in Iceland
Three tourists were injured in Iceland Wednesday night as they trekked across rough terrain to a volcanic eruption drawing awe-struck…
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Griner is being sent to a Russian penal colony. What is that?
Some prisoners are tortured, or beaten by fellow inmates. Some have to work 16-hour days. A few are forced to…
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Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81
Jennifer Bartlett, a New York artist whose Conceptual paintings executed on one-foot-square white enameled steel plates (inspired by the city’s…
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‘A political pawn’: Outrage grows in the United States over Griner’s sentencing.
The W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner’s friends and colleagues expressed support and sadness for her after a Russian court found her…
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Lawyer Says He Intends to Give Alex Jones’s Texts to House Jan. 6 Panel
WASHINGTON — The lawyer for plaintiffs who are suing the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Thursday that he plans to…
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Four Movies About Summer to Stream Now
Beach reads, grilled corn, baseball: These are the indulgences of summer. Movies too, especially when it’s hot as blazes outside…
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Former Puerto Rico Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges
A former governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, was arrested by the F.B.I. on Thursday and accused of accepting bribes…
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DeSantis Suspends Tampa Prosecutor Who Vowed Not to Criminalize Abortion
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended the top prosecutor in Tampa on Thursday, accusing him of incompetence and…
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Beirut Port Silos Partly Collapse on Second Anniversary of Blast
BEIRUT — On its second anniversary, the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut in 2020 was still damaging the city,…