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On Anniversary of Taliban Takeover, Glee, Mourning and an Embrace of Jihad

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 10:00am
Celebrations marking the third year since the U.S. withdrawal are amplifying a divide in Afghanistan over what principles it should be governed by.
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Russia Sentences U.S. Citizen to 12 Years in Prison on Treason Charges

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 9:54am
Ksenia Karelina is accused of donating $52 to a New York-based nonprofit that sends assistance to Ukraine.
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Mobs Attack Bangladesh’s Toppled Party as New Leaders Struggle to Keep Order

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 9:42am
A cycle of vengeance is playing out even as the interim government is trying to establish reforms and keep order, with the police slow to return to their posts.
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Ukraine’s Incursion Into Kursk Region of Russia Flips the Script on Putin

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 9:18am
The reality of 130,000 displaced Russians and a chaotic official response may begin to puncture the official line that Russia is steadily heading toward victory.
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Inside Biden’s Decision to Drop Out of the 2024 Election

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 9:17am
People close to President Biden say he believes he could have won a second term. But he came to realize that the fight would rip apart the Democratic Party that he had served his whole life.
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Ukraine Is Poking the Russian Bear

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 9:14am
Its cross-border attack shows “the war is not over.”
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To Solve Its Housing Crisis, Britain Turns to an Old Idea: New Towns

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 8:49am
By reviving an idea from the 1940s, the Labour Party government is hoping to overcome the development hurdles that have plagued previous efforts with a plan to build new communities.
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Brazil’s Maid Rooms Reveal Country’s Racist Past And Are Disappearing

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 8:45am
In Brazil, rooms for maids, a vestige of the country’s history of slavery, are disappearing or being transformed as the country confronts deeply ingrained inequities.
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WeRide, a Chinese Autonomous Driving Start-Up, Is About to Go Public

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 8:38am
WeRide, a $5 billion software maker, is set for an I.P.O. amid geopolitical risks and a rush by Chinese automotive tech firms to raise money in the United States.
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San Francisco Moves to Lead Fight Against Deepfake Nudes

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 8:20am
City Attorney David Chiu has filed a lawsuit seeking to permanently shutter 16 popular websites that turn images of real girls and women into pornography.
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JD Vance’s Search for Meaning

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 8:06am
There’s been so much said about Mr. Vance’s conversion from Trump hater to Trump loyalist, but at times he can sound like a millennial who, disillusioned, becomes more radical.
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Biden’s Middle East Playbook Won’t Stop a Wider War Forever

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 7:47am
America’s plan for preventing a full-blown war in the Middle East is unraveling.
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RFK Jr. Sought a Meeting With Kamala Harris to Discuss a Cabinet Post

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 7:00am
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was unsuccessful with his request to discuss endorsing the Democratic nominee in exchange for a top administration job, according to two people briefed on the outreach.
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All Eyes on Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, and Kennedy Explores a Cabinet Job

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 5:54am
Plus, a scourge of “deepfake” Elon Musk scams.
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Trump Lobs Personal Attacks Against Harris in Economy-Focused Speech

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 5:47am
Mr. Trump’s remarks on the economy and his insults aimed at Ms. Harris suggested the Trump campaign continues to suffer growing pains as it adjusts to a new opponent.
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A Catastrophic Civil War in Sudan

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 5:26am
How an unexpected conflict is crushing Africa’s third-largest country.
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Canceling Subscriptions Could Get Easier Under New Biden Administration Rules

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 4:40am
Some of the tactics that have consumers jumping through hoops to cancel a cable or gym membership could be banned under a new initiative launched this week by the White House.
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Tim Walz’s Bumpy Road to Gun Control

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 4:02am
The vice-presidential candidate wasn’t always tough on firearms. When he ran for Minnesota governor, he tried to recast a legislative record that had gotten high marks from the N.R.A.
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Lainey Wilson’s Exhausting (but Rewarding) Country Music Hustle

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 4:00am
The singer and songwriter struggled for years to break through. Now she’s staking a claim for herself — and other women in the genre — with a new album, “Whirlwind.”
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A.L.S. Stole His Voice. A.I. Retrieved It.

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 3:46am
In an experiment that surpassed expectations, implants in a patient’s brain were able to recognize words he tried to speak, and A.I. helped produce sounds that came close to matching his true voice.
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