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World
Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100
He was best known for his 1969 book “Akenfield,” but he was also beloved for his many essays and columns…
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World
Greece Moves to Block Extreme-Right Party as Election Nears
A new law targets a party founded by an imprisoned former official of the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn. But critics…
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World
Bob Orben, One-Man Gag Factory and Speechwriter, Dies at 95
He wrote tens of thousands of jokes in his career. Among those who told them were Dick Gregory, Jack Paar,…
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World
2 Children Killed After Bus Driver Crashes Into Day Care Near Montreal
The police in Laval, Quebec, said that six other children were injured and that the driver had been charged with…
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World
Texas Bused Migrants North. Then New York Did the Same.
New York officials, who once condemned Texas leaders for busing migrants from the southern border, calling the treatment inhumane, are…
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World
China Sends Spy Balloons Over Military Sites Worldwide, U.S. Officials Say
The balloons have some advantages over the satellites that orbit the earth in regular patterns. They fly closer to earth…
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Business
President Biden Is Not Backing Off His Big-Government Agenda
In his first appearance before a Republican House, the president renewed calls for large new economic programs and offered no…
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World
Lost Letters by Mary, Queen of Scots, Uncovered by Amateur Code Breakers
The messages, written while she was imprisoned by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, were mistakenly listed as Italian texts in…
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World
Investigators say Putin likely approved the supply of the missile system that brought down Flight MH17.
There are “strong indications” that President Vladimir V. Putin decided to supply the antiaircraft missile system that Russia-backed separatists used…
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World Championships and World Cups, Mikaela Shiffrin Keeps Making Her Mark
A silver medal in super-G gave Shiffrin her 12th career medal at the world Alpine skiing championships and made her…