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As Russia Claims Victory in Bakhmut, Ukraine Sees Opportunity Amid Ruins
Military analysts say that if Moscow continues to send reinforcements to defend the city, that could weaken Russian forces’ ability to hold off a broader counteroffensive that Ukraine has been planning.
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Biden Announces More Aid for Ukraine as G7 Powers Meet in Japan
President Volodomyr Zelensky of Ukraine received vows of resolute support and promises of further weapons shipments even as Russian forces claimed to have seized the war-torn city of Bakhmut.
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Sudan’s Warring Sides Agree to Weeklong Ceasefire
The truce is the first to be signed by both sides. It followed weeks of talks in Saudi Arabia between representatives of the two rival generals vying for power in the northeast African nation.
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Inside the Barbecue City That Is China’s Hottest Tourist Destination
Zibo has become a social media star for its distinctive barbecue style. Now the city is overrun with visitors.
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Cannes 2023: May December, Anatomy of a Fall and a Godard ‘Trailer’
Todd Haynes may seem like a highbrow filmmaker, but as a determined deconstructionist of American culture, he has to be broad-minded in his tastes. If “Safe” put his spin on the disease-of-the-week movie, “May December” offers his take on Lifetime specials and tabloid culture—or at least a meta consideration of how those formats, not to mention…
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#StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group
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…
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What Number Comes Next? The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences Knows.
The “mathematical equivalent to the FBI’s voluminous fingerprint files” turns 50 this year, with 362,765 entries (and counting).
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO booed at Boston University commencement speech over writers strike
Boston University students demanded for David Zaslav, the president and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, to pay writers.
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C. Boyden Gray, White House counsel to President G.H.W. Bush, dies at 80
The corporate lawyer was later influential in shepherding Republican judicial nominees at the highest level.
