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Many Syrians Want Justice for Regime Crimes. Others Want Revenge.
The new interim Syrian government says it will hunt down and punish senior security officials and others, but concern is growing about attacks on former low-level members of the Assad regime’s forces.
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A Crucial Coal Mine in Ukraine Under Attack by Russian Forces Finally Shuts Down
The mine, near the frontline city of Pokrovsk, produced coking coal crucial for Ukraine’s steel industry. It kept running until the very last moment, when Russian forces finally reached its gates.
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Mozambique Is at a Crossroads as a New President Is Sworn In
Daniel Chapo was sworn in at a time of widespread anger directed at his party, Frelimo, which has led the country for 50 years and was accused of rigging the election.
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Musk Said to Have Intervened to Help Free Italian Jailed in Iran
The Italian journalist was released soon after Elon Musk met with an Iranian ambassador, officials in Iran said. So was an Iranian detained in Italy who was wanted by the U.S.
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The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires
The finality of the wildfires’ destruction has taken 10 more cherished buildings — by Richard Neutra, Gregory Ain, Eric Owen Moss and others.
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Des Moines Art Center to Demolish Work and Pay Land Artist $900,000
The artist Mary Miss agreed to the settlement, ending a yearlong battle to save her work. The museum said her piece, which it had commissioned, had become a safety hazard.
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Arts Groups and Donors Create Fire Relief Fund for Los Angeles Artists
The fund, already at $12 million, is led by the Getty and includes major museums, foundations and philanthropists.
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Calder Gardens Names a Curatorial Leader and Sets September Opening
Juana Berrío, currently at the Whitney Independent Study Program, will be senior director of programs at the cultural center in Philadelphia.
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Starz’s “The Couple Next Door” Stops Itself From Reaching Great Heights
When school teacher Evie Greenwood (Eleanor Tomlinson) and her partner Pete Thomas (Alfred Enoch) take the chance to move to suburbia, they anticipate that this new community will change their lives for good. With a baby on the way, the couple is looking to finally become the family they’ve always dreamed of being. But like…
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Meet the Writers: Zachary Lee
Editor’s note: To give you a chance to get to know our writers better, we’ve asked them to respond to some questions. Here’s Zachary Lee. Read his work here. 1. Where did you grow up, and what was it like? I was born in Whittier, California before moving to the suburb of Wheaton when I was…