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Air National Guardsman Arrested as F.B.I. Searches His Home
Federal officials are investigating leaks of classified U.S. intelligence revealing government secrets about the Ukraine war. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the airman’s arrest in connection with the unauthorized removal and transmission of classified information.
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How Putin Became a Hero on African TV
Pro-Russian content presenting a distorted version of the war in Ukraine and promoting Russia’s interests in Africa is gaining an audience on the continent.
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Ukraine a Priority for Brazil’s President in Visit to China
Ukraine is not the main focus of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s three-day trip to Beijing, but the Brazilian leader has made its importance clear. Here is what we’re covering.
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I Was Wrong About Cecily Brown
After panning an artist’s work 23 years ago, our veteran critic had a change of mind following three visits to “Death and the Maid” at the Met.
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The Towering Fear: Makoto Shinkai on Suzume
When director Makoto Shinkai debuted his movie “Your Name” at Anime Expo in July 2016, his career trajectory changed forever. That movie became the third-largest film in Japan in terms of domestic gross, only behind anime sensation “Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” and Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece “Spirited Away.” Gone were the days when he…
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Suzume
Makoto Shinkai, the director of “Your Name” and “Weathering with You,” is one of the most successful current filmmakers in the world. His latest, “Suzume,” has already grossed over $200 million worldwide, a massive hit in both his home country of Japan but also in China, where it’s already the highest-grossing Japanese film ever imported…
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S3 Ep130: Open the garage bay doors, HAL [Audio + Text]
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t… errr, no, hang on a minute, I can do that easily! Worldwide! Right now!
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Broadway Show “Shucked” Celebrates Corn in Every Way Possible
“Shucked” is the first Broadway show in which the breakout star is a vegetable, served up in a cornucopia of puns.
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Mary Quant, British designer who dressed the swinging ’60s, dies at 93
She helped popularize the miniskirt and designed youthful, colorful clothes that embodied a freewheeling era.
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Dominion v. Fox jury selection begins. Will Fox News superfans get picked?
Dominion wants to nix Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell believers from jury, but judge says regular Fox News watchers can’t be dismissed so easily.