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U.N. Meets Amid a Backdrop of Growing Chaos and Violence
Beginning Tuesday, world leaders will discuss three wars, climate change, rising sea levels and proposals to expand representation on the Security Council.
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A Majority in Arizona Supports Establishing Right to Abortion, Poll Finds
A ballot measure codifying “the fundamental right to an abortion” is supported by 58 percent of the state’s likely voters, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
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Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help
In June, the court tried to explain its new history-based approach to the Second Amendment. But judges said the latest decision “offered little instruction or clarity.”
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As U.N. Meets, Pressure Mounts on Biden to Loosen Up on Arms for Ukraine
Finland’s president and NATO’s departing secretary general are urging Mr. Biden to allow Ukraine to use weapons to hit bases deeper inside Russia.
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The World Is a Mess. That Makes the Climate Crisis Harder to Solve.
A transformed China, conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, and intractable clashes over money have pushed the prospects of progress to a new low.
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U.S. Research Aided Chinese Military Technology, House Republicans Say
A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.
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Registered Voters vs. Likely Voters: Who Counts in Polls?
As the election nears, most pollsters are reporting responses from “likely voters.” The challenge is in figuring out who they are.
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What Did ‘The West Wing’ Do to Us?
As Aaron Sorkin’s political fantasy turns 25, its romance has aged better than its politics.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Bruised by Freebies Row, Needs a Reset at Conference
The Labour Party’s annual conference should have been a jubilant occasion. But Keir Starmer is on the defensive after intense scrutiny of gifts that he and his wife accepted.
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How Lying Became Disinformation
Today “disinformation” and “misinformation” are often invoked by the left in the same way “fake news” is by the right.
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Northern Israel Braces for More Attacks From Hezbollah
Residents of Kiryat Bialik, a community near Haifa, were feeling vulnerable as the back-and-forth attacks escalated recently between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.
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In a Hezbollah-Dominated Area of Beirut, a Mix of Defiance and Unease
Many residents of Dahiya were grappling with uncertainty over what comes next.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
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Putin Is Hunting Down Ordinary People All Over the World
It’s not just opposition figures who are caught in the Kremlin’s dragnet.
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In Germany, Scholz’s Party Ekes Out Win Over Far Right
The narrow win by Olaf Scholz’s party came in a state election, the third in a series that was seen as a reflection of the national mood and a snapshot of the government’s popularity.
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Cat Missing in Yellowstone Returns Home to California After an 800-Mile Journey
The owners of Rayne Beau, the 2-year-old Siamese cat, have no idea how their cat made it back, but call his return a “miracle.”
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Forced From Home by War, They Found Solace in Soccer
For dozens of women who fled Myanmar and settled in Thailand, soccer has become a refuge from both the troubles of daily life and conservative cultural norms.
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‘He Saved Many Lives’: Small Kentucky Community Mourns Slain Judge
The fatal shooting of the judge has rocked the town of Whitesburg. On Sunday, friends, family and community members gathered to remember the victim.
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Israel and Hezbollah Threaten to Hit Harder, Raising Fears of All-Out War
A leader of the Iranian-backed militia said its latest barrage was “just the beginning,” and an Israeli military official said, “Our strikes will intensify.”
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