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Israel-Hamas War: Israel Says 5 Hamas Military Leaders Have Been Killed
The Israeli military released a photo of Hamas military leaders with five circled in red and labeled “eliminated.” They included the chief of Hamas’s aerial division and two battalion commanders.
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New U.K. Asylum Bill Aims to Override Some Human Rights Law
Britain’s prime minister unveiled emergency legislation to salvage a highly contested scheme to deport asylum seekers to the African country. It wasn’t enough for his immigration minister.
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Illia Kyva Is Killed Near Moscow
The lawmaker, Illia Kyva, called for Ukraine to surrender after Russia invaded. He was living in Russia, but Ukrainian authorities had sentenced him to prison in absentia on charges including treason.
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Putin Travels to U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia on Rare Trip to Mideast
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia stopped first in the United Arab Emirates and went on to Saudi Arabia. He said the Israel-Hamas war will figure prominently in his discussions.
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Bordeaux Botulism Outbreak: Criminal Charges Announced
One person died and 15 others were sickened in September after eating homemade sardine preserves at an organic wine bar in Bordeaux. Prosecutors say hygiene rules were violated.
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Conservatives Called Her Artwork ‘Obscene.’ She’s Back for More.
Karen Finley, one of the N.E.A. Four, revisits culture wars 25 years after a Supreme Court ruling — amid today’s culture wars — with a work at Art Basel Miami Beach.
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Goodbye to a TV Pioneer: Norman Lear (1922-2023)
A century was not long enough for all the Norman Lear we needed, but we know how lucky we are to have had him. Television pioneer, philanthropist, and political activist Lear died this week at age 101. His impact will continue to be felt every time we see television comedy that is both outrageous and…
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces 91 Projects Selected for the Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup for 40th Edition
It’s time to turn the calendar over and start the new film year with the announcement of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival program. This year’s roster, which will be covered here by Brian Tallerico, Robert Daniels, and Marya Gates, includes new projects by Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Jesse Eisenberg, Dawn Porter, Chris Smith, and hundreds more.…
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The Boy and the Heron
One of the most important artists of all time has a new film this week, an unexpected fantasy from a man that most people thought was done a decade ago. 2013’s “The Wind Rises” undeniably felt like a final act, but Hayao Miyazaki had something else to say, working some of his own life, art,…
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R.I.P. Icon Norman Lear, Thank You for Your Century of Inspiration
My heart is broken over the news of the death of Norman Lear, one of my icons in the lifting up of humanity. I am so happy that he lived a full life, attaining the age of 101. While we prepare a tribute to him, we are today republishing a celebration we did for his…