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The Persistent Threat to Abortion Rights
The Supreme Court this week heard the first major challenge to abortion rights since it struck down Roe v. Wade two years ago — an attempt to severely limit access to mifepristone, the most commonly...
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When I Became a Birder, Almost Everything Else Fell Into Place
Last September, I drove to a protected wetland near my home in Oakland, Calif., walked to the end of a pier and started looking at birds. Throughout the summer, I had been breaking in my first pair of...
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King Charles III Attends Easter Service
King Charles III walked into the Easter church service on Sunday at Windsor Castle with Queen Camilla, pausing to wave to well-wishers in his first significant public appearance since disclosing last...
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Life at Guantánamo Bay
Around 780 people have been detained at the prison at Guantánamo Bay since it opened in January 2002. Thirty men remain there today, many of whom have not been charged. The podcast “Serial,” which...
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Pope Francis, in Easter Message, Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire
Amid renewed concerns about his health, Pope Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass, and with a hoarse but strong voice, he delivered a major annual message that touched on conflicts across the...
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A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads
The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. This was obvious to investigators in Spain even before they discovered who he was. Not only did the killers shoot him six times in a...
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Netanyahu to Undergo Hernia Surgery at Critical Moment
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel will undergo surgery on Sunday night to treat a hernia, his office said in a statement. The operation comes at a time when Mr. Netanyahu is under mounting...
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‘Cowboy Carter’ Review: Beyoncé’s Country Is America. Every Bit of It.
If Beyoncé had merely wanted to make mainstream country hits, she could have hired a seasoned Nashville producer and had her pick of expert Music Row songwriters. But “Cowboy Carter” has different...
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Accused Subway Shover Found Little Help in New York’s Chaotic Shelters
Before Carlton McPherson was accused of fatally shoving a stranger in front of a subway train last week, he was placed by New York City into specialized homeless shelters meant to help people with...
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The Lawyers Using Defamation Lawsuits to Address Political Disinformation
Michael J. Gottlieb can never remember the exact amount — it’s $148,169,000— that a jury ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to pay the Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. But Ms. Freeman’s...
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