Europe
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The Girl and the Fire
On knowing when it’s time to get out of the house.
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Barbara O. Jones, Actress Who Brought Black Cinema to Life, Dies at 82
Her arresting roles in movies like “Bush Mama” and “Daughters of the Dust” helped shape a generation of independent filmmakers.
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Charges Against a Congressman Lay Bare Foreign Government Influence Attempts
Federal prosecutors say Representative Henry Cuellar tried to shape policy for Azerbaijan in exchange for bribes. The country has spent…
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Frank Stella, Towering Artist and Master of Reinvention, Dies at 87
He moved American art away from Abstract Expressionism toward cool minimalism. His explorations of color and form were endlessly discussed…
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Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest is Abuzz.
As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with…
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Lawsuit Accuses Everton Bidder 777 Partners of $600 Million Fraud
In a suit filed in federal court in New York, a firm that provided hundreds of millions of dollars to…
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A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party
ACROSS THE COUNTRY A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival…
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Just What Kind of a Third-Party Candidate Is R.F.K. Jr.?
Categorizing previous third-party bids helps us understand where he fits in and where he might wind up.
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U.S. Seeks to Build World Pressure on Russia Over Space Nuclear Weapon
An American official said the United States had information undermining Russia’s claim that a device it is developing is for…
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C.J. Sansom, Mystery Novelist Drawn to Tudor England, Dies at 71
He wrote a popular series of books revolving around a hunchbacked detective, Shardlake, whose troubles echo the author’s experiences of…