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Debt Talks Are Frozen as House Republicans Splinter Over a Fiscal Plan
The struggles among Republicans to put forth a budget reflect the perilous path ahead for lawmakers who must broker a debt…
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Biden’s Confrontation With Netanyahu Had Been Brewing for Years
The president’s decision to publicly criticize Israel is highly unusual for a leader who has pledged not to interfere in…
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Eastern Kentucky Needs Flood Relief, Not Another Federal Prison
Along the riverbanks of Eastern Kentucky, the redbud trees are just starting to bloom, their branches still lumbering under the…
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What the Push for ‘Parents’ Rights’ Is Really About
You may have heard the phrase “parents’ rights.” It sounds unobjectionable — of course parents should have rights — which…
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Netanyahu Attempts Another Juggling Act, Maybe His Toughest Yet
Israel’s prime minister, who has long thrived by pitting one force against another, is caught between his far-right coalition and…
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The Lonely Librarian, the Color of Melancholy, and Tangerines
An editor recommends old and new books.
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Climate Change: The Time to Act Is Now
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A Sculptor’s Disappearance, Narrated by Her ‘Less Beautiful’ Sister
Joyce Carol Oates’s overarching thematic obsession is violence and its ripple effects, treated brilliantly in novels like “A Book of…
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For Asian Film Stars, a Hard-Won Triumph 100 Years in the Making
As a mixed Asian kid growing up in the suburbs of Southern California in the 1990s, I was always searching…
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Nicki Minaj Returns Ready to Rumble, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Kali Uchis and Summer Walker, Arlo Parks, 6lack and others.
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