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Hundreds Injured After Fuel Depot Blast in Nagorno-Karabakh, Official Says
The blast occurred as ethnic Armenians were fleeing the breakaway region that had returned to the control of Azerbaijan.
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Presidential Portraits by Kehinde Wiley, This Time From Africa
Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. “This is not a celebration of individual leadership,” he said.
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NBC Searches for a New Hit with The Irrational & Found
The move from the broadcast networks dominating the fall calendar with new programming has been gradual, but it’s nearly complete. Every September, new shows premiere on networks like NBC and ABC that just don’t get the attention they used to even a decade ago. Cable companies like HBO and Showtime were the first to eat…
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TIFF 2023: A Canadian Looks Back at a Tumultuous Fest
It’s been a challenging few years for my beloved local film festival. Even before the pandemic, there were headwinds that the Toronto International Film Festival was forced to confront, with studios beginning to shift away from prioritizing this September festival for certain prime releases and award contenders. Crafting COVID-19-friendly programs was no easy feat, and…
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Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Gets a Bigger Burst of Laser Energy
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility during a July firing of 192 lasers improved on a December result, but also ended up with duds in other experiments.
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A Mystery Species Was Discovered in Trafficked Pangolin Scales
Researchers believed there were eight species of the strange mammals. But a ninth was identified genetically, although no one knew it was a separate species in the wild.
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An Ancient Leviathan Named for King Tut, But Moby-Dinky in Size
Paleontologists in Egypt announced the discovery of Tutcetus rayanensis, an eight-foot-long leviathan that lived 41 million years ago.
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Mammals’ Time on Earth Is Half Over, Scientists Predict
A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction.
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New York’s Best (Fake) Steak House Opens Up
Mehran’s Steak House was just a name, created as an in-joke. But when its waiting list drew hundreds, the pranksters decided to stage dinner — for one night only.
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The Pumpkin Spice Latte Will Outlive Us All
Twenty years in, Starbucks’ star drink has never exactly been cool. But that’s how you stand the test of time.