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Ukraine Attacks Russian Positions as Signs of Counteroffensive Grow
The assaults, with Western tanks and armored vehicles, appear to mark a long-awaited counteroffensive that Ukraine hopes will retake territory and shore up allies’ resolve to keep supplying weapons.
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Zelensky Visits Kherson, and Russia Shells Flooded City
President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the city of Kherson, trying to rally rescue crews. Russian forces shelled the city not long after his visit.
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Canadian Wildfires Are Burning Where They Rarely Have Before
Of the more than 400 fires burning in Canada, more than one-third are in Quebec, which has little experience with so many and such large wildfires.
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Trump Indictment Is a First for the U.S. but Not for Other Nations
Scholars say it is important to hold the powerful legally accountable, but there are likely to be charges — well-founded or not — that prosecutors have political motives.
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Cross-Border Skirmishes Heighten Anxiety for Ukrainian Villagers
Even as new attacks have brought the war into Russia, the Russians have responded with force, raising the threat for the few civilians left in towns along the border.
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Latin American Artists Reinvent Their Histories
Our critic says “Chosen Memories” at MoMA is one of the most stirring recent collection shows. The theme of change and instability is a binding thread.
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‘Broken Spectre’: The Terrible Beauty of Richard Mosse’s Portrait of the Amazon
The artist wanted to photograph orchids but ended up making “Broken Spectre,” a film about the destruction of the rainforest — his most powerful work yet.
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It’s the Perelman Performing Arts Center, But Bloomberg Gave More
With previously undisclosed $130 million gifts to the Perelman Performing Arts Center in Lower Manhattan and the Shed in Hudson Yards, the former mayor continues to shape the city’s arts scene.
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What Does It Take to Run a Museum? The Job Description Is Changing.
It’s not only about the art anymore: Today’s museum leaders must increasingly confront staff revolts and calls to return looted art while navigating labor unrest and social justice controversies.
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Shooting Stars
Although it’s being sold as a LeBron James biopic, “Shooting Stars” ends before James has even begun his records-shattering career as an NBA player. Nearly all of its two-hour running time focuses on the relationships between young James (played by acting newcomer Mookie Cook, a small forward for Compass Prep in Jefferson, Oregon); his three best friends; their parents; their schoolmates, and their…