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How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force
Protests erupted amid a communications blackout. But as video and witness accounts trickle out, the brutality of the regime’s crackdown is becoming clear.
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Why Japan’s Leader Won’t Enter the Male-Dominated Sumo Ring
Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, skipped a sumo awards ceremony, reflecting her cautious approach to gender issues.
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In Venezuela, Families Search for Relatives Who Are Detained and Missing
Even as dozens of political prisoners have been freed, at least 66 people taken by state authorities and never heard from again remain missing, relatives and rights groups say.
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Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online
Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.
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The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland
Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now.
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Marian Goodman, Eminent New York Art Dealer, Dies at 97
Although known for promoting German painters, she also sought out artists who shunned painting in favor of newer mediums, like photography and film.
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Sundance 2026: The Shitheads, The History of Concrete, The Invite
Celebrities came to Park City for the last time this weekend (presuming they don’t return to hit the slopes), including Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Penelope Cruz. Three of the most anticipated movies of Sundance 2026 dropped over the first few days of the fest. They’re all, to varying degrees, worth a…
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Sundance 2026: Leviticus, Buddy, Mum I’m Alien Pregnant
Midnight movies are hard to watch at Sundance, mostly because once you mix altitude with sleep deprivation, it’s difficult to keep focus on even the goriest of visions. Nevertheless, the three films in this dispatch are so uniquely wild in their premises and varied execution that it was difficult not to have my eyes locked…
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Sundance 2026: Birds of War, One in a Million, Silenced
This year’s World Documentary Competition program features three films that trace its subjects over years. In two cases, the subjects are impacted by the Syrian revolution and subsequent war. The third follows a handful of women as they battle defamation lawsuits across the globe in the wake of #MeToo. All three films highlight the high…
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Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration’s narrative that the slain protester, Alex Pretti, had brought the violence upon himself.