World
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Karen Bass’s First Act as L.A.’s Mayor: Declaring Homelessness an Emergency
Vice President Kamala Harris swore in Ms. Bass in a ceremony that celebrated her historic win but also underscored the…
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Some Prisoners Remain Behind Bars in Louisiana Despite Being Deemed Free
About 200 to 250 inmates are held beyond their legal release dates on any given month, with the average additional…
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Ukraine Faces More Outages and Strikes Russian-Controlled Melitopol
The attack on Melitopol signals the importance of longer-range weapons in Ukraine’s campaign to recapture land in the south.
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U.S. Commandos Kill Two Islamic State Officials in Syria
Special Operations forces carried out an overnight helicopter raid at the compound of an official who the military said was…
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Indigenous Australians Fight to Protect Sacred Art From Industry and Pollution
In Western Australia, new projects would supercharge gas drilling and processing. Traditional owners of the land say their heritage sites…
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In Hostage Diplomacy, It’s Often the Hostage-Takers Who Pay
Detaining foreigners to wring concessions from their home country’s government holds perils for both sides, but especially, perhaps surprisingly, for…
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4 Charged With Corruption in Bribery Inquiry Linked to Qatar
The Belgian authorities announced other charges, including money laundering, in a case involving current and former members of the European…
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Strike Ends at the New School and Parsons School of Design
Adjunct faculty had walked out over wages and compensation for work outside the classroom. The private school had faced a…
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New York Subway Fare Could Soon Top $3 to Offset Steep Drop in Riders
Raising the transit system’s base fare twice by 2025 is among the options being considered as officials try to stave…
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Libyan Operative Charged in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing Is in F.B.I. Custody
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, a Libyan bomb expert, is accused of building the explosive device used in the 1988 bombing…