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With Military Attacks and Mockery, Ukraine Pokes the Russian Bear
KYIV, Ukraine — It was pure performance art, pointedly aimed at irking the Kremlin: a mock parade staged by Ukraine…
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The Long Tail of Covid-19 Disinformation
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a…
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China’s Record Drought Adds to Its Economic and Climate Woes
HONG KONG — Car assembly plants and electronics factories in southwestern China have closed for lack of power. Owners of…
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Your Friday Briefing
A Russian Army recruiting billboard that reads: “Serving Russia is a real job!”Credit...Dmitri Lovetsky/Associated PressPutin to expand Russia’s ...
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Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Barring Adults Under 21 From Carrying Handguns
A federal judge in Fort Worth struck down a Texas law on Thursday that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying…
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Why Your Social Life Is Not What It Should Be
One day Nicholas Epley was commuting by train to his office at the University of Chicago. As a behavioral scientist…
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The Creep of History
Last week, the historian James Sweet found himself in the middle of one of the confusing messes that pop up…
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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was briefly cut off from Ukraine’s grid, leading to outages, officials say.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant was briefly disconnected from the nation’s power grid on Thursday for the…
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Howard Rosenthal, Who Quantified Partisanship in Congress, Dies at 83
Prof. Howard Rosenthal, a political scientist whose pioneering research confirmed quantitatively that Congress is more politically polarized than ...
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In Sarah Nurse, a Found Voice for Hockey
TORONTO — Not even six years ago — before Sarah Nurse’s Olympic medals, before the Olympic record she set, before…