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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BREAKING
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BREAKING

The sport of breaking-competitive breakdancing will make its Olympic debut in Paris.

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July 15, 2024
HOW SIMONE BILES CHANGED GYMNASTICS
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HOW SIMONE BILES CHANGED GYMNASTICS

THERE ARE TWO MAIN FEATURES ANY ATHLETE EARNING the Greatest of All Time title needs to possess-longevity and ability.

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July 15, 2024
THE POLITICS OF PARIS
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THE POLITICS OF PARIS

WHEN FRENCH HISTORIAN PIERRE DE COUBERTIN founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the governing body of the modern Olympic Games, in the late 19th century, he billed the competition as a peace movement that could bring the world together through sport.

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July 15, 2024
The growing evidence that even heading into this year's election― Americans are less divided than you may think
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The growing evidence that even heading into this year's election― Americans are less divided than you may think

IN JANUARY 2021, IN THE TURBULENT wake of the last presidential contest, a former professor named Todd Rose asked some 2,000 people a question.

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July 15, 2024
Monument removals and revolutionaries
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Monument removals and revolutionaries

Four years ago, amid reinvigorated public debate about historical monuments, statues began coming down across the country.

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July 15, 2024
The D.C. Brief
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The D.C. Brief

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY knew the score when he signed into law a requirement that every classroom in his state-from kindergartens to college chemistry labs-must post a copy of the Ten Commandments.

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July 15, 2024
Donald Sutherland - A profound talent
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Donald Sutherland - A profound talent

The Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, who died on June 20 at age 88, enjoyed such a long career that citing a definitive performance is impossible.

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July 15, 2024
Chicago commits to explore reparations
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Chicago commits to explore reparations

BLACK CHICAGOANS MAY SEE SOME form of reparations, after the city's mayor signed an executive order on June 17 to form a dedicated task force.

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July 15, 2024
maximum-security prison, In a the imagination flies free
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maximum-security prison, In a the imagination flies free

OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND IS how most Americans probably think about incarcerated individualsuntil an acquaintance or a loved one lands in a correctional facility, after plotting a crime or perhaps just acting impulsively in a heated moment.

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July 15, 2024
WHY HUNGARY IS SO GOOD AT WATER POLO
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WHY HUNGARY IS SO GOOD AT WATER POLO

ARRIVING HOME A WORLD champion in the summer of 2023, Hungarian water-polo player Vince Vigvari got a taste of the rock-star life.

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July 15, 2024
THE HARDEST SPORTS ON THE BODY
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THE HARDEST SPORTS ON THE BODY

Athletes are competitive by nature, so when they get together for a massive sporting event like the Olympics, there's likely a bit of good-natured oneupmanship over whose event is hardest.

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July 15, 2024
A SHOW OF PEACE
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A SHOW OF PEACE

Andriy Yermak has been President Zelensky's closest wartime adviser. Now he's trying to find an ending.

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July 15, 2024
PLASTIC BURNOUT
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PLASTIC BURNOUT

Fiji is ground zero for the planet's waste problem and the challenge of stopping it at the source

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July 15, 2024
On Her Own
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On Her Own

Melinda French Gates talks about her divorce, her life, and her post-Gates Foundation plan to help the world by helping women.

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July 15, 2024
The true meaning of 'give me liberty'
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The true meaning of 'give me liberty'

ALMOST 250 YEARS AGO, FOUR weeks before the battles of Lexington and Concord, Patrick Henry rose in St. John's Church in Richmond, Va., to urge Americans to arm for a war that he saw as inevitable. He famously concluded his call to arms: \"Give me liberty, or give me death.\"

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July 15, 2024
The Putin-Kim affair
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The Putin-Kim affair

VLADIMIR PUTIN'S recent trip to North Korea was a remarkable event for many reasons.

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July 15, 2024
CHINA'S ROVING EYE
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CHINA'S ROVING EYE

It wasn't so long ago that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his country's relationship with China \"a marriage made in heaven.\" And when President Joe Biden told reporters in March 2023 that he wasn't inviting Netanyahu to Washington given his plans to undermine Israel's independent judiciary, Netanyahu planned a visit to President Xi Jinping in China instead.

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July 15, 2024
Willie Mays - The "Say Hey Kid" who inspired
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Willie Mays - The "Say Hey Kid" who inspired

MILLIONS OF KIDS WHO watched Willie Mays play during the prime of his major league baseball career, or were born after he retired from the game in 1973, practiced making “The Catch,” just like Mays—who died peacefully on June 18, at 93 —did that afternoon back in 1954.

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July 15, 2024
Julian Assange - After a 14-year battle against extradition
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Julian Assange - After a 14-year battle against extradition

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE after more than a decade spent holed up in a London embassy, then in British custody, largely to avoid extradition to the U.S. On June 26, the WikiLeaks founder appeared in a federal court in Saipan, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, following a plea deal with American prosecutors.

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July 15, 2024
How will extreme heat affect energy bills?
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How will extreme heat affect energy bills?

AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE than a rise in the mercury this summer. From June to September, the average cost of keeping a home cool is predicted to spike by nearly 9%-to $719.

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July 15, 2024
THE KIDS ARE FAR RIGHT
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THE KIDS ARE FAR RIGHT

Across Europe, rightwing parties have managed to find support among young voters.

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July 15, 2024
The World According to Biden
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The World According to Biden

Inside the President’s efforts to sustain the American century

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June 24, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum
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Claudia Sheinbaum

A first for Mexico

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June 24, 2024
The future is in Judge Merchan's hands
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The future is in Judge Merchan's hands

Now that a jury has found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, nearly everything about what happens next is up to Judge Juan Merchan.

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June 24, 2024
Guilty on All Counts
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Guilty on All Counts

A historic verdict for Donald Trump

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June 24, 2024
As employers embrace Al, workers fret-and seek input
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As employers embrace Al, workers fret-and seek input

THE SWEDISH BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER COMPANY KLARNA has become something of a poster child for the potential benefits of generative artificial intelligence.

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June 24, 2024
Afghan women defying the Taliban
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Afghan women defying the Taliban

WHEN KABUL FELL TO THE TALIBAN, RETURNING Afghanistan to the fundamentalist group's control, women who did not flee faced a reality in which they could no longer be who they are: journalists deleted evidence of their work, artists destroyed their creations, and graduates set fire to their degrees.

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June 24, 2024
The way to a truly restful vacation
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The way to a truly restful vacation

TRAVEL CAN DO WONDERS FOR YOUR well-being: expanding your mind, bonding you to loved ones, and connecting you with nature.

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June 24, 2024
SHARING GRIEF AMID WAR
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SHARING GRIEF AMID WAR

Spring and early summer are difficult times for both Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli Jews move from Passover, the holiday of freedom, to Holocaust Memorial Day, to Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror, to the triumphant celebrations of Independence Day. The days pass with rituals intended to give us a shared meaning as a society and to inculcate and frame Israel's official narrative.

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June 24, 2024
WESTWARD HO, AGAIN
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WESTWARD HO, AGAIN

Kevin Costner's risky western epic, Horizon, celebrates the height of the genre without quite getting there itself

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June 24, 2024