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What Are Anti-Personnel Mines?
The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.
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U.S. and Europeans Move to Censure Iran for Nuclear Secrecy
Before Donald J. Trump takes office, the West wants to call out Iran for failing to adhere to treaty obligations to be transparent about its nuclear past and present.
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U.S. Envoy Will Head to Israel, Citing Progress on Lebanon Cease-Fire
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.
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Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.
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“Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” is Best Installment in the Franchise in Years
It’s been a long time since a “Call of Duty” game truly entertained me. Sure, I still play them every year, going on two decades now, but it’s felt like the developers were treading water, at best, during the last few installments. 2023’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III” was particularly egregious with its greatest…
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Love Is Political: Payal Kapadia on “All We Imagine as Light”
Across the two features she’s made to date, Payal Kapadia has emerged as a luminous new voice in Indian cinema, exploring the personal as political through her shimmering, empathetic portraits of working-class Mumbai. Her first feature, “A Night of Knowing Nothing,” opened with unsent love letters, from a film student to her estranged lover, discovered…
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Sophos MDR blocks and tracks activity from probable Iranian state actor “MuddyWater”
Sophos MDR has observed a new campaign that uses targeted phishing to entice the target to download a legitimate remote machine management tool to dump credentials. We believe with moderate confidence that this activity, which we track as STAC 1171, is related to an Iranian threat actor commonly referred to as MuddyWater or TA450. The…
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What Trump’s Return Could Mean for Animals
A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.
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How to Cook the Best Thanksgiving Turkey
Eric Kim roasted dozens of birds and taste-tested eight different recipes before landing on this clever approach.
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Behind the Scenes at a Secretive Gathering of Rising MAGA Donors
The Winklevoss twins, Rebekah Mercer, allies of Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr. and top Trump campaign aides recently joined a conclave of right-wing donors who are suddenly flush with power.