World
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A Posthumous Solo Album Reveals a Jazz Star’s Melancholy
Following the death of Esbjörn Svensson, a pianist and one of Europe’s most influential jazz musicians, in a scuba diving…
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Is Homeownership Slipping Even Further Out of Reach for New Yorkers?
Jennifer Kopp decided early, when she was a child growing up in public housing in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of…
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After 3 Mass Shootings, a Thanksgiving With 14 Empty Chairs
A janitor working his shift at a Virginia Walmart. A 40-year-old woman returning home to Colorado Springs for the holidays.…
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‘Every hour is getting harder’: Surgeons struggle to operate when the power goes out.
KYIV, Ukraine — The surgeons had made the long incision down the middle of the child’s chest, cut the breastbone…
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An Earthquake Took a Heavy Toll on Children. Shoddy Construction Could Be to Blame.
Like most other children across Indonesia, Dewi Hani, 4, typically spent her afternoons studying at an Islamic school. She had…
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In a Challenge to Beijing, Unrest Over Covid Lockdowns Spreads
In an iPhone factory in central China, thousands of workers clashed with riot police and tore down barricades. In the…
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United States Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran
Over the past few days, Iran has told international inspectors that it plans to begin making near bomb-grade nuclear fuel…
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Manx Language, Once Almost Silenced, Is Now the Talk of the Town
ST JOHN’S, Isle of Man — The squeals of laughter echoing from the playground sound like any other elementary school…
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Meet the World’s New Human Rights Crisis Manager. He Has a Lot to Do.
GENEVA — Barely a month after taking office as the United Nations’ new human rights chief, Volker Türk was in…
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Ending Days of Political Gridlock, Malaysia’s King Appoints a Prime Minister
After days of political chaos, Malaysia has a new prime minister, its fifth in fewer than five years. The country…