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Books
A Friendship Forged in Wartime Casts a Long Shadow
ABSOLUTION, by Alice McDermott Alice McDermott is rightly celebrated for her granular, nuanced portraits of mid-20th-century life, with a particular…
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Books
Is the American Dream More Dead Than Alive?
In “Ours Was the Shining Future,” the New York Times writer David Leonhardt dissects the country’s record on prosperity, arguing…
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World
‘I Have Your Back’: Doug Emhoff Draws on His Faith After Hamas Attack
Mr. Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, is the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president. He has…
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World
U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say
The Biden administration has suggested that more time is needed for hostage negotiations, the delivery of aid to Palestinians and…
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World
How Two American Hostages Were Set Free From Gaza
It took American and Qatari diplomacy, and self-interested decisions by Hamas, to bring two hostages safely back to Israel.
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World
Full Transcript: Biden’s Speech on Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine Wars
The president laid out what he characterized as the stakes for democracy as he pleaded with Americans to stand firmly…
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World
U.S. Shoots Down Several Missiles and Drones Launched From Yemen
A U.S. Navy warship in the northern Red Sea on Thursday shot down three cruise missiles and several drones launched…
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News
Beyond ‘Deaths of Despair’
Since it was first introduced by the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in 2015, the phrase “deaths of despair”…
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Magazine
Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America
Every morning in21st-century America, thousands of people wake up and prepare to take a cross-country trip. Some are traveling for…
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World
U.S. Expanding Military Presence Near Israel
The Pentagon is rapidly doubling the amount of American firepower deployed in the Middle East in an effort to deter…