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An Oil Tanker Is Stuck in the Red Sea After a Houthi Rebel Attack: What to Know

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 1:40pm
The MV Delta Sounion was carrying a million barrels of crude oil when it was attacked by Houthi rebels. On fire and crewless, it now poses an environmental risk.
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Investigation Into Bayesian Yacht That Sank Off Sicily Broadens

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 1:07pm
Prosecutors are looking into the actions of two other crew members in connection with the sinking of the luxury yacht Bayesian, which caused the deaths of seven people.
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How Biden’s Senate Allies Helped Push Him From the Race

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:51pm
The president’s allies in the chamber he so revered feared he would drag them down and spoil his own legacy, and played a more assertive role than was previously known in his stepping aside.
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Life After Factory Farming: ‘The Longer They’re Out, the Happier They Are.’

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:37pm
Tyler Whitley works with a group that helps farmers leave industrialized livestock agriculture, and says consumers can play a role.
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Postal Service Overhaul Runs Into Challenges

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:31pm
Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general, defended the 10-year plan to stabilize the agency’s finances, although he acknowledged that officials had faced initial challenges.
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Flaws Persist in F.B.I.’s Handling of Child Sex Abuse Cases, Watchdog Says

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:22pm
The Justice Department’s inspector general cited significant improvements even as he identified structural issues, like high caseloads, that continue to hamper progress.
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At Arlington, Trump Returns to the Politics of the ‘Forever Wars’

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:03am
The 2024 presidential race is the first in 24 years without a major American ground war, but Donald J. Trump continues to stoke division over the post-9/11 conflicts that helped give rise to his movement.
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How the Tories Lost Britain

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:42am
Brexit and immigration upended their 14-year reign — setting the stage for a pitched battle to remake British conservatism.
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UN World Food Program Halts Gaza Aid Deliveries After Team Hit by Gunfire

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:09am
The U.N. agency said that none of its employees were harmed in the shooting, which occurred Tuesday night near an Israeli military checkpoint.
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Push for Gender Equality in E.U.’s Top Roles Looks Set to Fall Short

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:21am
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, asked member countries to nominate both men and women for commission roles.
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Sahra Wagenknecht Is Shaking Up German Politics From the East

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:15am
Sahra Wagenknecht, a former Communist, has founded her own party to respond to German grievances about migrants, crime and the dangers of the war in Ukraine.
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Asian American Actors Are Finally Getting Romantic Lead Roles

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:05am
Western pop culture, past and present, has often emasculated Asian male characters. A new crop of roles are starting to offer alternatives.
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Trump Campaign Filming at Arlington Cemetery Dismayed Family of Green Beret

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:05am
The family of a Green Beret buried there expressed concern about videos and photos taken by his grave. And a cemetery employee declined to press charges after an altercation with the Trump team, fearing retribution.
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How to Watch the Harris-Walz Interview

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:00am
The interview on Thursday will offer a rare unscripted look at Vice President Kamala Harris, who will be joined by her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz.
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Top Biden Aide Holds Rare Talks With Chinese Military General

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:38am
Jake Sullivan also met with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, who said the United States should “find a correct way for the two major countries to get along.”
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What Is the West Bank and Who Controls It?

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:32am
Renewed violence has cast a spotlight on the territory, where more than 600 Palestinians have been killed in clashes with the Israeli military since Oct. 7.
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Ahead of Elections, the Specter of Nazism Is Haunting Germany

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 6:13am
The specter of Nazism is haunting the country.
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Google’s Fate

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 5:35am
We explain the next steps in the Google monopoly case.
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Israel Steps Up West Bank Raids, and Trump’s Arlington Incident

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 5:34am
Plus, the Paralympics begin in Paris.
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Typhoon Shanshan Drenches Southern Japan

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 5:14am
The storm weakened after making landfall but still posed the risk of landslides and floods. More than four million people were under evacuation orders.
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