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Thrust Into the Line of Fire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next
A 12-day war in June upended the shadow war rivalry between Israel and Iran. Some Iranians want to strike back, others want to move on.
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Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash
Portuguese authorities released a highly anticipated preliminary report into the disaster, which killed 16 people this week.
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Cardiologist Draws Outcry With Claim Tying Vaccines to Royals’ Cancer
The British government condemned the remarks, made without evidence by the cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, at an event for the anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage.
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Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract
But the vote will not lead to a repeat of the walkout that snarled air travel in Canada last month.
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A World War II Dispute Between Ukraine and Poland Is Put to Rest
The remains of people killed and left in mass graves in the waning days of the war are being given dignified burials.
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Man Ray’s Mysteries, in Glorious Bloom at the Met
In his “rayographs,” he raved, he was finally “working directly with light itself.” The showstopper is the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction.
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Those New Announcements in the Subway? They’re Art
Chloë Bass’s new audio-based public art project will be heard over the P.A. system at 14 M.T.A. stations around New York, urging commuters, “If you hear something, free something.”
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TIFF 2025: Wasteman, Winter of the Crow, Charlie Harper
Interesting leading men and women dominate this unusual dispatch, one that gathers films that have almost nothing in common on paper, itself a testament to the variety of styles one can find at a festival as broad-reaching as TIFF. The best of the three is the intense, unforgiving “Wasteman,” another evidence exhibit in the case…
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TIFF 2025: Hamlet, Rose of Nevada, No Other Choice
The first couple days of TIFF are often dominated by films that played other fests. This year’s crop included screenings of Cannes hits like “It Was Just an Accident,” “Sirat,” “The Secret Agent,” and “Sentimental Value,” but there were also flicks that made the jump across the pond more quickly, including the latest from Park…
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Get to Know the Ratfish and the Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex
Scientists studied how the sea creatures, also known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, ended up with one of evolution’s most bizarre appendages.