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Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land for Peace in Ukraine
After meeting the Russian president, President Trump told European leaders he now favors giving up territory Ukraine controls to Russia to end the fighting, a concession Ukraine has long opposed.
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Government Shuts Down Air Canada Strike That Grounded Hundreds of Flights
A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.
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Europeans Worry Trump Will Pressure Zelensky After Meeting With Putin
With no strategy of their own for ending the war, the continent’s leaders are anxious that President Trump will force Kyiv to accept terms that favor Russia too much.
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Israel Gears Up for Nationwide Strike to Support Hostages
Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives.
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An Arts District Helped Make Asheville a Destination. Its Recovery Is Slow Going.
Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene severely damaged the popular River Arts District, the rebuilding process continues in a gradual manner.
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In Lahaina, ‘Dignified’ Havens for Wildfire Survivors
With rebuilding after disasters stretching to years, factory-built houses aspire to faster delivery, longer life than trailers — and to “lift people’s spirits.”
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Locarno Film Festival 2025: “Tabi to Hibi,” “Hair, Paper, Water…,” “Yakushima’s Illusion”
Memory is a funny thing. It can form and unwind us, ground and unmoor us. It can also trick us, probably because it’s so aligned with the fluidity of time. In this latest Locarno dispatch, there are three films that consider the effect of time and memory as a creative tool, a language, and a…
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A Lifelong Party of ‘Puzzle-Making Tomfoolery’
In 1978, Jerry Slocum assembled the first International Puzzle Party in his living room. Now it’s a global event.
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Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution
New research outlines how the savvy blue dasher lives happily in storm drains and park ponds others flee.
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U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Laura Loomer Posts
The move blocked a pathway for those seeking medical care in the United States, including young children, who have arrived in recent weeks with serious conditions.