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Russia Shells Kherson, Killing 5 as Zelensky Warns More Strikes Could Mar Christmas
Ukraine’s leader had urged vigilance after the military noted the presence of Russian ships carrying cruise missiles in the Black…
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World
Why Jesus Loved Friendship
The enduring significance of Christmas is that it represents perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Christian faith — the…
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Business
France Desperately Needs Workers, but the Fixes Could Anger Left and Right
Legalization of undocumented workers and pared-down unemployment benefits are part of the government’s plan to fill hundreds of thousands of…
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World
‘Tripledemic’ Rages On: Fever-Filled Weeks Lie Ahead
R.S.V. has probably peaked, but flu is still surging and Covid-19 cases are rising. Scientists are hopeful next winter will…
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US
Why Humboldt Is Vulnerable to Earthquakes
The Mendocino Triple Junction generates an average of 80 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater each year.
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World
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Obsession Is Gone, but the Trauma Lingers
SHANGHAI — For nearly three years, leaving my apartment involved a routine not unlike an aircraft pilot’s before takeoff. Mask:…
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Business
TikTok Class Is in Session
Those who can go viral do. And they may also teach a class or two while they’re at it.
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World
Was the World Collapsing? Or Were You Just Freaking Out?
What should we make of this year in America? There’s an argument that this is the end, or the beginning…
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World
Dutch Prime Minister Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade
People were “exploited and abused in the name of the Dutch state,” Mark Rutte said, but some descendants of enslaved…
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World
From Zero Covid to No Plan: Behind China’s Pandemic U-Turn
After micromanaging the coronavirus strategy for nearly three years, the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has suddenly left the populace to…