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U.N. Meets Amid a Backdrop of Growing Chaos and Violence

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:46am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:04am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:04am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:03am
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.

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:03am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:03am
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?

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:03am
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?

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:02am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:02am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 4:01am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 2:39am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 2:16am
Many residents of Dahiya were grappling with uncertainty over what comes next.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 2:00am
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?

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 2:00am
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

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 12:56am
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

Sun, 09/22/2024 - 11:50pm
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

Sun, 09/22/2024 - 11:05pm
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

Sun, 09/22/2024 - 11:01pm
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

Sun, 09/22/2024 - 9:49pm
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

Sun, 09/22/2024 - 9:29pm
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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