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With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War
Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and bomber drones.
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India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.
A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.
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Israel’s Push for a Permanent Gaza Deal May Mean a Longer War, Experts Say
A shift toward pressing for a permanent cease-fire deal, alongside plans for a new offensive in Gaza City, means the fighting is unlikely to end soon.
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Venice Film Festival 2025: The Smashing Machine, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, The Testament of Ann Lee, Father Mother Sister Brother
The bit in Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘60s film “Pierrot le Fou” where Belmondo asks maverick filmmaker Sam Fuller, playing himself, to give him a precise definition of cinema has been quoted within an inch of its life. So, to preface with a paraphrase of Reagan, here I go again. Quoth Fuller: “Film is like a battleground…
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Healers and Nurturers: Ethan Hawke on the Artists of “Blue Moon” and “Highway 99: A Double Album”
“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may” is a phrase a young Ethan Hawke took to heart while filming “Dead Poets Society,” the iconic drama that launched his career as an actor. Thirty years and countless honors later—including four Academy Award nominations, as both an actor and writer—Hawke was honored with a special tribute at the…
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The Unloved, Part 140: Shattered
I grew up with Wolfgang Petersen’s films. I saw them in theaters; they were always on TV. The fabled original cut of “Das Boot” seemed to be the holy grail of VHS collectors for a long time (it seems quaint now, in the age of boutique Blu-ray boxes, to imagine much being hard to find).…
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At Telluride, a Springsteen Biopic Means a Springsteen Appearance
The world premiere drew a starry audience to the annual film festival in Colorado.
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Nestlé Dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe Over Inappropriate Relationship With a Subordinate
The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe.
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Trump Family Profits Even With Tepid Launch of Crypto Tokens
World Liberty Financial’s cryptocurrency token fell short of investors’ hopes. But a previous deal paved the way for a payment to the Trump family of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights
The president, who has targeted collective bargaining contracts for nearly one million government employees, has said their functions touch on national security.