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Myanmar military air strike on a tea shop kills 18 watching a football match on TV
BANGKOK (AP) — An air strike last week by Myanmar’s military on a tea shop in the country’s upper-central region of Sagaing killed at…
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Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters and their hostages
Security forces in Benin are searching for the soldiers who tried to seize power on Sunday morning, with the president saying they have…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult Defending New Racist Tirade
But more than anything, more than just like, I think, Somalis, this is another blatant attack on immigrant communities. Obviously, any…
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Ben Rhodes Keeps Getting It Wildly Wrong on Israel and Gaza
Setting the record straight on the recent New York Times screed by Obama’s deputy national security adviser Source link
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11 Adriatic Islands You Can Island-Hop for Under $500
The Adriatic Sea stretches along the coasts of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro, dotted with hundreds of…
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The New Studio Museum in Harlem Shows that Black Art Matters
I had to wait for the next generation—my older sister—to break through that uncertainty and introduce me to the political, social, and…
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In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump
Five months after joining the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff delivered a floor speech on what he called “the top 10 deals for Donald Trump and…
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Kristi Noem: A Case Study in the GOP Tilt Toward Ostentatious Fascism
Why? Because she’s been too sadistic even for Donald Trump and Stephen Miller? Please. She’s probably not sadistic enough for Miller. No,…
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Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
As Sacks aged, he felt as if he were gazing at people from the outside. But he also noticed a new kind of affection for humans—“homo sap.”…
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The Ancient Roots of Doing Time
People knew about incarceration. Seneca, the Roman philosopher and dramatist (and court counsellor), argued that punishment should be…
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And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris
“He just bit me!” I said. The woman stood upright and pushed her hair away from her face. She was pretty except for her mouth, which was…
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The New Studio Museum in Harlem Is a Landmark in the History of Black Art
I had to wait for the next generation—my older sister—to break through that uncertainty and introduce me to the political, social, and…
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Will Geese Redeem Noisy, Lawless Rock and Roll?
On a recent Friday night, the indie-rock band Geese—which formed in New York City in 2016, when its members were still a couple of years…
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A New Afghan Bakery, in New York’s Golden Age of Bread
As the city’s bakeries have grown increasingly culturally specific, representing far-flung cuisines and styles—see Librae, in the East…
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Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “Christmas Avenue”
Last year, the Paris-based artist Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet did a residency at Villa Albertine, which gave him the opportunity to experience…
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Chinese court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay US$3.3m in compensation over missing MH370 plane
A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay some families of missing passengers onboard flight MH370 a total of US$3.28 million…
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Rheinmetall gets Bundeswehr's multimillion order for tank munitions
Germany's major arms and ammunitions manufacturer Rheinmetall received a multimillion-euro order from the German Armed Forces or…
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Nearly 1,000 people dead, 1 million displaced in Indonesia floods
Nearly 1,000 people have died and nearly 1 million have been forced from their homes after weeks of flooding and landslides in northern…
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Saudi Arabia shifts from luxury to mass tourism
Saudi Arabia is expanding its tourism sector beyond high-end resorts, targeting mid- and upper-mid-range travellers and increasing hotel…
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Mosaic reveals the story of 19th Century sisters
The story of two sisters who in 1861 brought back stones from Egypt for a church's mosaic has been unearthed during the building's…
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Industry: Germany to register 693,000 fully electric cars in 2026
Germany is expected to register around 693,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) next year, the German Association of the Automotive…
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Courts, Prism+ rapped by consumer watchdog for misleading website features
The watchdog urges consumers to review their shopping carts, verify payment amounts and question urgency claims The Competition and…
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South Korea Pushes No-Fault Liability After Upbit Hack
Photo by BeInCrypto South Korean regulators are pushing strict no-fault liability rules on cryptocurrency exchanges, following a $28…