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Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies
In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey.
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Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia
The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.
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Prelude to a Funeral
A single image captures the subtle changes in how the Roman Catholic Church buries a pope.
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A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds
The $160 million Davis Center, with upgrades to six bucolic acres and a lake, writes a new chapter for the Harlem end of the park.
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Museum Told to Surrender Schiele Drawing to Heirs of Man Killed by Nazis
A New York judge found that the Art Institute of Chicago’s drawing by Egon Schiele had been looted from an Austrian Jew who died in a concentration camp.
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“Expedition 33” Is An Exercise In RPG Artistry
Video game writers have become much more adept at using death as something more worthwhile than a dramatic plot device over the last decade or so. The starting point in Tetsuya Takahashi’s “Xenoblade Chronicles 3” is a frank admission that no one knows how to handle grief, honor the dead, or live what amounts to…
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Your Guide to Ebertfest 2025: Day 1, April 23rd
Today marks the opening night of EbertFest! Every year, fans of Roger (and the movies) flock to the Virginia Theater at the College of Media at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign for Roger Ebert’s official film festival. And we’ve got quite the lineup for you in this 26th year! You can find all the…
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Bite Marks on Skeleton Offer First Evidence of Gladiator Combat With Lion
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.
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Bite Marks on Skeleton Offer First Evidence of Gladiator Combat With Lion
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.
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The Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee
Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.