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The Astonishing Images of Diane Arbus
The grim spectacle of bullfighting is displayed with an unflinching, intimate glory in Albert Serra’s documentary “Afternoons of…
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Should irresponsible hikers be forced to pay for their rescue? This sheriff says yes
The number of rescues in the wilderness areas around Mt. St. Helens keep going up — and the actions of some of those before they call for…
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Single Moms Will Bear the Brunt of the Republicans’ Budget Cuts
“It has been difficult to try to navigate, because I do work and I have a child, and I’m not exactly clear on when I’m supposed to do…
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“F1” is a Well-Tooled Engine of Entertainment
In “F1,” a snazzy piece of blockbuster engineering, Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a devotee of fast cars, beautiful women, and simple…
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Why We Can’t Quit Our Y2K Obsessions
The final essay of the collection, “The Rabbit Hole,” is a near-50-page examination of the Playboy empire born out of Bolin’s…
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News Analysis: Arab and Gulf nations fear U.S. attack on Iran will destabilize the region
BEIRUT — Last month, President Trump stood in the palatial ballroom of the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, and rebuked America’s misadventures in…
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The War on Terror Never Ended. Now It’s Spreading to Iran.
Another way in which we know the war on terror never ended is that its cheerleaders and practitioners remain in positions of power. Its…
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Exactly Why Is It that All American Presidents Dance to Bibi’s Tune?
Now by far Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, despite a record of naked corruption, incompetence, and a willingness to cave in to…
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Senate GOP’s Remedy for Anti-Trump Lawsuits? Make Them Impossible.
Tough luck, as the old saying goes. Bolick adds: “This means that many parties would have no choice but accept violations of their rights…
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Funeral of Zambian ex-president in doubt as national mourning cancelled
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has abruptly ended the national mourning period of former President Edgar Lungu in an escalating…
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Footage of parking lot fire in China falsely linked to Iran-Israel conflict
After Iran launched missiles at Israel in retaliation for strikes on nuclear and military facilities, a video has circulated in social…
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Trump Rages at Brutal New Polling as Press Sec Rushes to Calm Him Down
President Trump is furious over a new poll from Fox News, and understandably so. It finds his approval upside down, with 54 percent…
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New IVF tool allows parents to screen genetics of embryos: is it ethical?
A new tool allows parents undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) to screen their embryos for health issues, but is it ethical? Genetic…
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Erick makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico so early in the year
Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the…
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‘We danced and sang songs to pagan gods’: readers’ favourite midsummer trips
A midsummer pole dance in southern Sweden I enjoyed midsummer at a rented beachside cottage in the Skåne village of Bjärred, north of…
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Research shows it's normal for relationship satisfaction to vary lots
You may find it reassuring to learn that often, people's satisfaction levels vary quite a lot within a relationship, even within a short…
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Gold heads for weekly fall as fewer Fed rate cut prospects weigh
GOLD prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline, as an overall stronger dollar and the prospect of fewer US interest…
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10 years after Europe's migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along…
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Panama and Venezuela to restore consular services in each other's countries
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama and Venezuela will restore consular services in each other's countries in the coming days, Panama’s Foreign…
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Video shows hospital in Lebanon, not hostel struck in Air India crash
Days after an Air India passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff into a residential area of Ahmedabad, a compilation circulated in…
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Appeals court rules Trump can keep control National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles
An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following…
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Trump can command National Guard as California’s legal challenge moves forward, appeals court says
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday to leave troops in Los Angeles in the hands of the Trump administration while…
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Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue…
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia ‘on verge of recession’, Putin minister tells economic showcase
Fighting between Iran and Israel could deflect global attention from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and even bolster the Kremlin’s war…