World
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Europe
A Plan to Shake Up the Olympic Menu Includes Cricket
Flag football, softball, squash and lacrosse would also be included in 2028 under the proposal.
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Europe
Monday Briefing
The Hamas-Israel war has entered a new phase.
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Opinion
What Is a Statue of Columbus Doing in Puerto Rico?
To find the tallest statue in the Western Hemisphere, take Puerto Rico Highway 22 west from San Juan. After about…
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America
A Sprawling, Rich Continent, Just Waiting to be Noticed
It’s about to become an economic powerhouse, but there has been no successful attempt to unify the region.
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Opinion
What Can Replace China as a Global Economic Engine?
China has apparently told its economists to stop talking — a P.R. tourniquet to keep the bad news from bleeding…
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Books
Unusual Suspects
Every child is a detective. It comes with the territory. Childhood is a constant state of trying to unravel the…
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Europe
A Hotbed of Distance Running Talent Emerges in Uganda
With a mile to go in the 2017 World Cross Country Championships, Joshua Cheptegei had one thing on his mind:…
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Opinion
I Have a Choice to Make About My Blindness
I recently visited a local Mexican restaurant with my family. It was the first time we’d gone out together for…
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Food
W.H.O. Ends Mpox Global Emergency
The News The World Health Organization announced on Thursday that mpox — previously known as monkeypox — no longer constituted…
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Opinion
Is the World Really Turning Away from the United States?
Last year, the buzzword of the geopolitical memeplex was “polycrisis,” a term that seemed to capture the pervasive vibe of…