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Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Claims Another Small Gain as Counteroffensive Pushes On
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said Kyiv’s forces had recaptured the village of Urozhaine, a small step in its grinding campaign to break through Russian defenses in the south.
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Amid Attacks, Ukraine’s Grain Exports Get a Lifeline From Romania
A 40-mile channel, best known outside shipping circles as a magnet for bird watchers, is now a crucial route allowing Ukrainian grain to reach the sea, protected by a NATO umbrella.
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In France, Some Public Pools Are Victims of Budget Woes
As temperatures rise, a vast but aging system is feeling the strains of rising energy costs, increasing water scarcity and mounting pressure on public budgets.
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Germany Takes Step Toward Legalizing Marijuana
The government signed off on legislation that would allow adults to buy and possess small amounts of cannabis. Parliament still needs to approve the measure.
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Two American Tourists Caught Sleeping in the Eiffel Tower
The two men posed no threat and were handed over to the police, officials said.
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Blue Beetle
At first blush, there are few unexpected notes to “Blue Beetle.” When a baddie says, “The love you feel for your family makes you weak,” you know the hero will prove that claim wrong. The villain, Victoria (Susan Sarandon), is hardly configured; it doesn’t take much guessing to know they’re a metaphor for the past…
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Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s Documentary Series, Warning Signs, Earns Emmy Nomination
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s first-ever multimedia project, the documentary film series, “Warning Signs: Lincoln’s Response to Rising Tensions in the 1850’s,” has received a prestigious Regional Emmy nomination in the Informational Content category from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Mid-America chapter. The “Warning Signs” film series comprises four seven-minute films featuring a diverse group of experts who compare and…
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Extremely Grotesque: Park Chan-wook on Oldboy
In the 20 years since it was first released, Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy” has lost none of its ability to provoke and enthrall, none of its potency as a work of art that deploys graphic violence and equally visceral style to probe the depths of human nature. The masterpiece that propelled South Korean cinema onto a…
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FBI warns about scams that lure you in as a mobile beta-tester
Apps on your iPhone must come from the App Store. Except when they don’t… we explain what to look out for.
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Clue to Pterosaur Origins Found in Fossil of Flightless ‘Rabbit Reptile’
A Brazilian team’s finding helps fill in the fossil record to explain how the flightless reptiles evolved in the dinosaur era.