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200 Miles of Sublime Pain on a Hindu Pilgrimage in Pakistan
In 113-degree heat, thousands of Hindus in Pakistan make a grueling trek that is an act of spiritual devotion and cultural preservation in a Muslim-majority country.
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A Library on the Canada-U.S.Border Is Ensnared by Trump’s Foreign Policy
A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are restricting access to Canadians.
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How White South Africans Are Convincing the U.S. to Accept Them as Refugees
Thousands of white South Africans are jockeying to get on the next flight to the United States as refugees. They say the backlash against their community is unfair.
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations
Both Kyiv and Moscow have been maneuvering to set the terms and tempo of any talks to end the fighting.
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When the Met Renovated, It Listened to Villagers 9,000 Miles Away
The Ceremonial House Ceiling, a map of mythical knowledge, had hung a particular way over the Rockefeller Wing for decades. Then the Kwoma people of Papua New Guinea had their say.
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Home Entertainment Guide May 2025: Better Man, Black Bag, Mickey 17, More
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice““Hanna““I’m Still Here““Paddington in Peru““Past Lives““Smile““Starship Troopers““The Sugarland Express““Train to Busan““The Wild Robot“ 11 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Better Man“ Much of the conversation around the unique Robbie Williams biopic in which a CGI monkey takes the place of the Take That singer was about the box office disappointment of the…
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Businessman Accused of Orchestrating Attacks on Journalists
The journalists, who worked at New Hampshire Public Radio, had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.
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PBS Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.
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Sydney Sweeney and Dr. Squatch Launch Soap Infused With Actress’s Bathwater
Calling the requests “weird in the best way,” the actress worked with Dr. Squatch on a soap that has a manly scent and just a touch of her actual bath water.
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CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.