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This Is How You Know Trump Smells Victory
I’m used to Donald Trump being painfully loud, proudly obnoxious and, well, sort of bonkers. I’m used to alligators-on-the-border Trump,…
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What a Linguist Hears When Biden Speaks
I don’t think anyone would be shocked to hear that linguists generally study languages, but there is a corner of…
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Shelley Duvall in ‘The Shining’: A Perfect Gothic Heroine Had a Deep Well of Strength
Her performance was perhaps misunderstood at the time, just as the narrative surrounding her life would be later.
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Election Setbacks Leave France’s Far Right at a Crossroads
The National Rally’s campaign was marred by controversies that undercut its effort to convince voters that it was ready for…
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Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State Supreme Court Says
The G.O.P.-run State Legislature was wrong to flout a voter-approved ballot measure calling for fair maps, the court said. A…
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How to Watch Biden’s News Conference on Thursday
President Biden will hold his first solo news conference in eight months on Thursday when he faces reporters at the…
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Some Biden Advisers Are Discussing How to Convince Him to Step Aside
Close allies of the president are developing a case for why he should end his re-election campaign, though it is…
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The Painter of Revolution, on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Born into slavery, Guillaume Lethière became one of France’s most decorated painters. For the first time, a major exhibition gives…
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Tens of Thousands of Students Protest Job Quotas in Bangladesh’s Streets
University students oppose the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs that was abolished in 2018.
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Dylcia Pagan, 77, Dies; Puerto Rican Nationalist Who Spent 19 Years in Prison
She was among 10 members of the F.A.L.N., a terrorist group, who were convicted on arms and conspiracy charges in…