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Salman Rushdie Makes Surprise Appearance at PEN America Gala
The novelist, who was stabbed and gravely wounded at a literary event last year, received an award from the freedom…
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World
Police in Australia Use Stun Gun on 95-Year-Old Woman
She was holding a knife, but weighs 95 pounds and uses a walker. The episode, which took place in a…
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World
More Rain Hits Northern Italy as It Struggles With Deadly Floods
At least 14 people have died and thousands more were left homeless after some areas received half their annual rainfall…
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US
Feinstein Faces Growing Scrutiny, but Voters Are Still Divided on Her Fitness
Senator Dianne Feinstein’s constituents in California expressed sympathy for her deteriorating health. Some thought it was time for her to…
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World
How to Wear a Sari? A New Exhibition Counts the Ways.
“The Offbeat Sari” explores the influence and evolution of the traditional South Asian garment.
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World
A Poet of the Night Whose Muses Have 9 Lives
The South Korean writer Hwang In-suk feeds stray cats on late-night walks through Seoul. The routine informs her poems about…
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World
He Promised Change in Thailand. But Will He Be Allowed to Lead?
Pita Limjaroenrat led his party to victory in the Thai election and seems poised to become the next prime minister, unless…
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Business
‘Movie Theaters Are the Marketplace of Free Ideas’
John Fithian saw a lot during his nearly three decades as the president and chief executive of the National Association…
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World
Greece Says It Doesn’t Ditch Migrants at Sea. It Was Caught in the Act.
Video evidence shows asylum seekers, among them young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft…
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World
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