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The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading
National test results released on Thursday showed in stark terms the pandemic’s devastating effects on American schoolchildren, with the ...
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Your Thursday Briefing
Mikhail Gorbachev, addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 1988.Credit...Bill Foley/Getty ImagesPutin reacts to Gorbachev’s death After Mikhail ...
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It Was Anett Kontaveit Against Serena Williams, and the Crowd
Anett Kontaveit walked out of the players’ tunnel first, with barely a notice from the audience in Arthur Ashe Stadium,…
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‘Defund the Police’ Is Dead. Now What?
Some said it was dumb. Some thought it was politically disastrous. Some thought it was being unfairly demonized and mischaracterized.…
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Reported Sexual Assaults in Military Rose 13% in 2021, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults in the military rose sharply in 2021, once again defying efforts by the Pentagon…
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Trump’s Legal Jab Left Him Open to Justice Dept. Strike
Former President Donald J. Trump may have thought that he was playing offense when he asked a federal judge last…
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U.S. Restricts Sales of Sophisticated Chips to China and Russia
The Biden administration has imposed new restrictions on sales of some sophisticated computer chips to China and Russia, the U.S.…
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How Reagan and Bush Overcame Skepticism to Collaborate With Gorbachev
WASHINGTON — For his first four years in office, President Ronald Reagan had a tough time forging any kind of…
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Could the Courts Block Biden’s Student Loan Relief Plan?
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. Last week,…
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Tiger Woods among the celebrities who show up to see Serena Williams in the U.S. Open.
Two nights after a number of politicians, A-list actors and professional athletes came to see Serena Williams play in the…