World
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A Deadly Toll as an Intense Heat Grips Saudi Arabia
Reports from official media in the Middle East and Africa suggest that dozens of people died during this year’s hajj…
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Russia Sentences U.S. Soldier to 4 Years in Prison
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was accused of making death threats against, and stealing money from, a woman with whom he…
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Debris From Destruction Adds to Health Crisis in Gaza, U.N. Says
More than eight months of fighting between Israel and Hamas has destroyed buildings and infrastructure across the Gaza Strip, leaving…
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Willie Mays, Electrifying Ballplayer of Power and Grace, Dies at 93
Willie Mays, the spirited center fielder whose brilliance at the plate, in the field and on the basepaths for the…
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More Black and Latino Students Admitted to New York’s Elite High Schools
The percentage of Black and Latino students in the eight schools increased to 12 percent, the highest since 2013, but…
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Should Hundreds of Millions in Seized Assets Go to ISIS Victims?
The State and Justice Departments disagree about what to do with more than half a billion dollars after a French…
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Justin Timberlake Is Charged With Drunken Driving in Sag Harbor
Police in the Hamptons community gave few details about the arrest of the singer, who was once among the most…
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Anouk Aimée, Enigmatic Star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ Dies at 92
The French actress had already made an impression in international film when she appeared in Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romance, a…
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Putin Will Head to North Korea as Ukraine War Redefines Ties With Kim
President Vladimir V. Putin’s military needs have prompted the Kremlin to strengthen ties with the authoritarian government of Kim Jong-un,…
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As Misconduct Complaints Rise in N.Y.C. Schools, Investigations Decline
Budget constraints and staff shortages reduced capacity at the agency that investigates criminal behavior in public schools, according to the…