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Panama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.
President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand.
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Global Markets Roiled by Trump Tariffs
Shares in Asian manufacturers and European carmakers tumbled on concern that tariffs will hurt trade in North America and disrupt global supply chains.
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The Dark Side of Canada’s Fight Over Lobster
As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster, and when, emerging threats are heating up the conflict in Nova Scotia.
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria.
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Ukraine Says at Least 18 Civilians Are Killed in Strikes
At least 14 people were killed in Poltava, Ukrainian officials said, blaming Russia. Four died in Sudzha, a Russian town held by Ukraine, in a strike each country blamed on the other.
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Across Border From Detroit, Bafflement and Anger Over U.S. Tariffs
Windsor, the heart of Canada’s auto industry, had been on the upswing. Now people feel betrayed by a neighbor, fearing that factories will close.
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DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
DeepSeek’s success embodies China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. But it could also threaten the grip on power the nation’s leaders hold.
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Sundance 2025: The Things You Kill, Sukkwan Island, LUZ
The World Cinema Dramatic program of Sundance often leaves a bit to be desired as it feels like accomplished international cinema waits for Berlin, Rotterdam, or Cannes in the first half of the year. This is not to say that there’s never anything of value in this program, but the truth is that Sundance remains…
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Sundance 2025: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, SALLY, Selena y Los Dinos
This year’s Sundance Film Festival featured a number of women’s stories, especially among the documentaries. As one of the earliest films to play at the festival, Shoshannah Stern’s feature debut set quite a high bar. “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” features interviews with the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award as well as…
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Sundance 2025: All That’s Left of You, Magic Farm, Didn’t Die
As we’ve written about before, dispatches are often bundled out of festivals at this site based on program, theme, even the day they premiere, but necessity dictates that the assemblage must sometimes be random to clean up films with no obvious dance partners. Welcome to my final such Sundance dispatch of 2025, a collection of…