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Witnesses to Deaths Near Gaza Aid Convoy Describe Shooting and Panic
“I saw people falling to the ground after being shot,” said one witness, “and others simply took the food items that were with them and continued running for their lives.”
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Thousands Turn Out for Navalny’s Funeral in Moscow
The police presence appeared heavy for the service. Some attendees shouted, “No to war” and “Russia will be free” as they marched to the cemetery where the opposition leader was to be buried.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Is Turning Mexico’s Presidential Election Into a Blowout
Claudia Sheinbaum, a protégée of Mexico’s current president, holds a commanding lead in the polls. But to many in Mexico, she is still an enigma.
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Murder and Magic Realism: A Rising Literary Star Mines China’s Rust Belt
In gritty tales from China’s northeast, Shuang Xuetao chronicles a traumatic chapter of Chinese history with fresh resonance today: the mass layoffs that afflicted the region in the 1990s.
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Middle East Crisis: Biden Says U.S. Will Airdrop Aid Into Gaza
After scores of Palestinians were killed on Thursday as they tried to get food and supplies from an aid convoy, the president said “the United States will do more.”
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On Mexico’s Border, an Architect Takes Small Steps to the Future
With her library, senior center, markets and sports complexes, Fernanda Canales is bringing a sense of community, beauty and safety to underserved towns.
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Surrealism Is 100. The World’s Still Surreal.
Exhibitions around the world are celebrating the art movement’s centennial and asking whether our crazy dreams can still set us free.
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Danny Boyle Explains What Made Cillian Murphy So Special from the Start
For some viewers, Cillian Murphy’s presence in “Oppenheimer” might have been confusing: I know I’ve seen that guy in something, but what? It’s a credit to the 47-year-old actor that, as in-demand as he is, he remains malleable enough not to be defined by any one role. A veteran of theater, film and television, Murphy…
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Oscar Predictions 2024: What Will Win This Year
Unlike most of the Oscar ceremonies over the last decade, the biggest question we’ll get answered on Sunday, March 10 isn’t what will win Best Picture, because we essentially already know that. Instead, the question is just how dominant an evening “Oppenheimer” will have. One of the most under-the-radar trends for the Oscars over the…
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Daddy Longlegs Have Been Hiding Extra Eyes From Us
The arachnids, which are not spiders, were thought to have only two eyes, compared with many more on spiders.