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Ahead of Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency Faces a Trust Crisis
Concerns are growing that the body whose job is keeping sports free of illegal drugs is failing at that mission, leading Congress to question U.S. support.
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Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine
With Ukrainian troops outnumbered, exhausted and now in retreat near Kharkiv, many Ukrainians wonder if the war has taken a significant turn for the worse.
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Spain’s Socialists Win Catalan Vote Dominated by Amnesty for Separatists
For the first time in over a decade, the regional government in Catalonia may be led by a party opposed to independence.
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Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Reconstitutes
The U.S. secretary of state warned that Israel’s victories over Hamas may not be “sustainable.”
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Art Market Seeks Its Footing After Stumbling Sales and a Hack at Christie’s
Declining sales and a cyberattack ignite new worries at spring art auctions.
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#StopRansomware: Black Basta
SUMMARY Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect against ransomware. Visit stopransomware.gov to…
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Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.
In a cautious new paper, scientists tried to determine whether an interactive speech board might enrich the life of a parrot named Ellie.
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A century after her birth, Marcella Hazan’s legacy shines anew
Marcella Hazan, the Italian-born cooking guru who died in 2013, is the subject of a new documentary and interest from the Smithsonian.
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Escape the red-sauce rut with this punchy chili crisp-tahini pasta
In his new cookbook, the “Sporkful” podcast creator is out to prove that “Anything’s Pastable.”
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Solution to Evan Birnholz’s May 12 crossword, ‘Return on Investment’
It’s payback time.