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Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland and a Quirk of Presidential History
A contradiction has tugged at American presidential history for 130 years. Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday night that he would…
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What Books Does Haruki Murakami Find Disappointing? His Own.
What books are on your night stand? Michael Connelly’s “The Brass Verdict.” It’s a hard-bound copy I bought for a…
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The Real Case for Donald Trump Is About Justice
In “The Golden Bough,” his masterwork of comparative religion, James Frazer surveyed the customs according to which divinely sanctioned monarchs…
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Enemies of Democracy Should Fear the American Voter
Early on the morning after the 2022 midterm elections, Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan received a phone call from Tudor…
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Riddled With Metal Pellets, an Iranian Protester Heals in Hiding Abroad
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — When Masoud, a 27-year-old computer programmer, returned to his family home in Tehran, bleeding after being shot…
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‘Life Brought Me Here.’ An Island Nation Adapts to a Changing Climate
AMBOVOMBE-ANDROY, Madagascar — From the time she was a young bride, all Taliasoa Vaolina knew was planting beans and corn…
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How Drake’s $100 Million Bet Saved the Long-Lost Art Carnival Luna Luna
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this year, in a 50,000-square-foot warehouse lined with weathered shipping containers and crates, the Viennese artist…
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Your Thursday Briefing
A photograph released by the Polish police showing forensic experts investigating the site where a missile hit.Credit...Polish Police, via Agence…
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‘We Do Not Have a Suspect,’ the Police Say After Idaho Killings
MOSCOW, Idaho — Three days after a gruesome mass killing left four students dead near the University of Idaho, the…
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In Announcing 2024 Bid for Presidency, Trump Echoes Old Falsehoods
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump announced his third bid for the presidency on Tuesday night in a speech…