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Unlocking the Mysteries: How Quantum Physics Shapes Our Everyday World
Growing up, I never imagined that the universe could be as strange and intricate as quantum physics reveals it to be. Like many people, I vaguely knew about atoms and molecules, but the idea that these tiny particles could behave in ways that defy common sense was something I only encountered later in life. It…
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India Is a Rising Power, but Breathing in Its Capital Is Hazardous
With little being done to clean the skies over New Delhi, the huge city struggles with toxic air.
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Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the contentious appeal weeks after President Trump had made the same request to the Israeli president.
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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.
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Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans
Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.
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Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire
At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.
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Nashville Closed a Red Grooms Masterpiece. Now the City Wants It Back.
Art lovers call for the return of a shuttered carousel they say is the casualty of a boomtown razing its own visual heritage.
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‘Zootopia 2’ Goes Wild at the Worldwide Box Office
The Disney sequel took in $156 million in North America over its first five days. Strong turnout in China pushed the film’s global opening total to $556 million.
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College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
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Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.