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Olivia Newton-John, 'Grease' star and Grammy-winning singer, dead at 73

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David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89

Daniel Lewis “A great historian is gone today,” the biographer Robert Caro said in a statement on Monday, adding, “There…

North Korea is destroying sites at the Mount Kumgang resort area

(CNN) — Once hailed as a symbol of peace between the Koreas, a floating hotel in a resort area is…

The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West

Matthieu Aikins “It’s one of the biggest and most important hospitals for women in Afghanistan,” she explained. The patients were…

August 5, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

Ukrainian officials said Russian forces have shelled areas around the nuclear power plant near the town of Enerhodar in the…

N.Y.C. Will Expand Compost Pickup to Queens in October

Anne Barnard What happens to food scraps in the garbage is both gross (rats, garbage juice) and weighty (methane emissions,…

America’s strong dollar is hurting everyone else

The greenback is up more than 10% in 2022 compared to other top currencies — near its highest level in…

In My Homeland, the Smell of Death on a Summer Afternoon

Natalia Yermak LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — There was a mass grave that held 300 people, and I was standing at its…

Israel, Islamic Jihad, say Gaza ceasefire agreement reached

A brief statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office thanked Egypt for its efforts in mediating the truce, and warned…

Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal

Hiroko Tabuchi BLACKSBURG, Va. — After years of spirited opposition from environmental activists, the Mountain Valley Pipeline — a 304-mile…

Zaporizhzhia: New rocket strike on Ukraine nuclear plant, as UN watchdog warns of ‘disaster’

It was the second time in as many days that the plant, which is the largest of its kind in…

Live Updates: Senate Nearing Final Vote on Climate and Tax Bill

Emily Cochrane Aug. 7, 2022, 9:49 a.m. ET Aug. 7, 2022, 9:49 a.m. ET Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona,…

Kansas will hand out playing cards with cold cases printed on them to prisoners. It’s led to solved cases before

He would likely have done the same for his youngest child. But on February 16, 2020, just two days after…

Travel Troubles – The New York Times

Matthew Cullen For many travelers, cancellations and other snags have made this summer especially frustrating. To help you understand how…

Sanya Covid lockdown: thousands of tourists stranded in ‘China’s Hawaii’

Public transportation was suspended and people’s movements inside the city were restricted from early Saturday morning, authorities said. Stranded tourists…

How Argentines Cope With Inflation That’s 64% and Rising

Jack Nicas, Ana Lankes and Sebastián López Brach As countries across the world try to cope with rising prices, there…

Trump wins CPAC straw poll

“He’s more popular than ever,” said Jim McLaughlin, a pollster for Trump who conducted the straw poll. McLaughlin announced the…

Climate and Tax Bill Clears Test Vote in Senate

Emily Cochrane WASHINGTON — A divided Senate took a crucial step on Saturday toward approving Democrats’ plan to tackle climate…

Joe Biden’s hugely consequential Covid isolation

The two-plus weeks Biden has spent with just his German Shepherd for company have proved some of the weightiest of…

Post-Roe, Conservatives Promote Way to Give Up Newborns Anonymously

Dana Goldstein The Safe Haven Baby Box at a firehouse in Carmel, Ind., looked like a library book drop. It…