World
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What We Know About the Colorado Springs Shooting
Colorado Springs communities were grieving this week in the wake of a mass shooting on Saturday night that left five…
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South Africa’s Leader Wins a Crucial A.N.C. Political Battle
JOHANNESBURG — President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, whose presidency has been upended by claims that he tried to cover…
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Crowded and Deadly, U.S. Jails Are in Crisis
Matthew Shelton was contending with diabetes and periodic substance abuse when he moved in with his sister outside Houston in…
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How to Spend $1 Trillion? Mitch Landrieu Wants a Say.
ELM CITY, N.C. — Inside this brick-walled town hall just feet away from a freight train line, a crowd of…
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In Philippines, Harris Promises Support and Denounces China
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday denounced China for what she called “intimidation and coercion” in…
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China’s Grandparents Are Done Babysitting and Ready to Go Viral
HONG KONG — The 65-year-old woman crouches in a field and holds up a head of cabbage. Behind her, two…
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The Cool, Wild and Very Remote Andaman Islands
We were stepping carefully through a dripping wet forest at the edge of the beach, at night. Above us, 150-foot-tall…
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In Indonesia, an Earthquake, Landslides and Homes ‘Flat to the Earth’
Supartika was cooking lunch at home in a mountainous village famed for its rice, when without warning, she felt the…
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China Factory Fire Kills 38
A fire swept through a two-story factory in central China on Monday, killing 38 people in one of the most…
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Beijing Is Tackling Its Air Pollution Problem. Why Can’t New Delhi?
A decade ago, the capitals of Asia’s two largest countries both had some of the dirtiest skies in the world.…