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​North Korea Confirms It Sent Troops to Fight for Russia

admin28 April 2025

Its leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine and praised their “heroism and bravery​.”

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Rough Night for Republican at Town Hall in N.Y. Swing District

admin28 April 2025

Representative Mike Lawler faced shouts, groans and mockery at a high school auditorium in Rockland County.

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U.S. Military Says Its Air Campaign Has Hit More Than 800 Targets in Yemen

admin28 April 2025

President Trump ordered a start to the strikes against the Houthis on March 15. Congressional officials say the campaign has cost well over $1 billion.

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International Students Worry Even as Trump Temporarily Restores Some Legal Statuses

admin28 April 2025

Students and their immigration lawyers say they were relieved for the temporary reprieve, but emphasized that it was just that — temporary.

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19 States Sue the Trump Administration Over Its D.E.I. Demand in Schools

admin28 April 2025

The Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding from states that did not enforce its interpretation of civil rights law.

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Protests Against Israeli Official Heat Up Outside Synagogue in Brooklyn

admin28 April 2025

The clashes outside a synagogue where the official, Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right security minister, had planned to speak followed days of disturbances connected to his visit.

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Washington State Lawmakers Vote to Limit Rent Increases

admin28 April 2025

Supporters say an annual cap of 10 percent, including inflation, will protect tenants. Critics worry it will reduce housing supply and discourage investors.

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Monday Briefing: Canada Is Electing a New Leader

admin28 April 2025

Plus, when a child’s life is the family business.

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Netanyahu Accuses Israel’s Domestic Security Chief of Lying to Court

admin28 April 2025

Intent on firing the Shin Bet chief, Ronen Bar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced him in a sharp affidavit, deepening national political divisions.

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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

admin28 April 2025

He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.

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