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Japan Stocks Tumble as U.S. Market Slump Sparks Global Sell-Off
A sharp decline in major U.S. stock indexes reverberated through Asia on Wednesday, with investors still rattled by last month’s market meltdown.
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Two Years After Deadly Floods Hit Pakistan, It’s Happening Again
Millions of people still recovering from the devastation of 2022 are bracing for the possibility of losing what they’ve rebuilt.
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Electing Judges in Mexico? It’s a Bad Idea.
The judicial overhaul in Mexico could harm government accountability, undermine the justice system and give even greater power to drug cartels.
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11-Year-Old Is Charged in Killing of 82-Year-Old Ex-Mayor and His Daughter
The police said that the boy had confessed to fatally shooting two relatives: a former mayor of the small city of Minden, La., and his 31-year-old daughter.
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In Japan, the Era of ‘Free’ Mortgages Is Coming to an End
Homeowners are gearing up to pay more on their loans as the Bank of Japan’s rate increases signal the end of decades of ultralow interest rates.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Treads Carefully in Talking About Supreme Court
By contrast, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court was more forthcoming in her memoir about her upbringing in Miami, Matt Damon and her rise to the court.
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Judge Denies Trump Request to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court
Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the Supreme Court’s finding that presidents enjoy immunity does not apply in the hush-money case in which Donald Trump was already convicted.
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House Republican Subpoenas Blinken Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee summoned the secretary of state for testimony just days before an expected report on the U.S. exit, in which 13 American service members were killed.
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Tim Sheehy Was Recorded Using Racist Stereotypes About Native Americans
Mr. Sheehy, a Republican, is the nominee for a Senate seat in Montana, where Indigenous residents make up about 6 percent of the population.
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Chicago Man Charged in Fatal Shootings of Four Sleeping Train Passengers
“This was a random act of violence,” an official said. The man, 30, faces four counts of murder.
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Witnesses Describe Horrific Scene in Poltava After Russian Missile Strike
The devastation of the strikes on Tuesday was shocking even to Ukrainians who have seen many such scenes during the war.
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U.S. Charges Sinwar and Other Hamas Leaders in Attacks Against Israel
Yahya Sinwar, the group’s political chief, was charged with carrying out the attacks that resulted in the killing of at least 43 Americans. Five other Hamas senior leaders were also charged.
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U.S. and Iraqi Commandos Targeted ISIS in Sprawling Operation
The number of insurgent attacks has increased, officials say, as Iraq and the United States negotiate a plan to wind down the U.S.-led military mission.
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Will College Protests Over the Gaza War Matter in the Election?
Republicans tied campus unrest to their party platform. But the intensity may have fizzled.
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James Darren, Actor, Singer and ‘Gidget’ Heartthrob, Dies at 88
His role as a surfer in that trendsetting hit movie led to success on television shows like “The Time Tunnel” and “T.J. Hooker,” and on the pop charts.
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How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself, Elect Trump and Defeat Harris
The Israeli prime minister’s approach to Gaza and the hostages is plainly tied up in his political self-interest.
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Russian Missiles Hit Poltava, Ukraine, Killing More Than 50
More than 50 people were killed by two high-speed missiles that hit a military academy in the eastern city of Poltava, one of the most lethal Russian strikes in the war.
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New Photos From Titanic Show Long-Lost Statue and Damaged Bow
RMS Titanic Inc., the company that led the expedition, brought back two million photos of the site. The ship’s famed bow has been damaged, the company said.
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Russia Carried Out One of the Deadliest Strikes of the War
Also, polio vaccinations in Gaza are beating goals. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs.
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