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Struggling Seaside Town Shows Challenges for New U.K. Leader

BLACKPOOL, England — The famed annual light show still illuminates the sky each night in the seaside town of Blackpool…

From the U.S. to China, Major Economies Are Stalling. But Not India.

NEW DELHI — As global economic growth slows sharply, with many major economies gripped with worries of recession, there has…

Desert Winemaking ‘Sounds Absurd,’ but Israeli Vineyards in Negev Show the Way

SDE BOKER, Israel — Say “wine tasting,” and the words immediately conjure images of verdant hills in Napa Valley or…

After Uvalde, Texas State Police Revise Training for Mass Shootings

HOUSTON — In the wake of a massacre at an elementary school in the city of Uvalde, the Texas Department…

A ‘Period Dignity Officer’ Seemed Like a Good Idea. Until a Man Was Named.

LONDON — Scotland gained worldwide praise when it passed a pioneering period act, making tampons and pads free by law…

Biting Satires Dominate Booker Prize Shortlist

A barbed political satire about the fall of an African dictator, told from the perspective of talking animals. A mordantly…

The police have been criticized for their handling of crimes against Indigenous people.

The brutal knife assaults in Saskatchewan are likely to revive concerns in Indigenous communities about the seriousness with which the…

Canada’s Indigenous communities have been in the spotlight as they seek redress for abuses.

Canada’s Indigenous communities have been at the forefront of a global reckoning of the abuse and assimilation brought about by…

Israel Recalls Morocco Envoy After Misconduct Claims, Unsettling New Ties

RABAT, Morocco — Israel has recalled its envoy to Morocco and was investigating claims of misconduct against him at its…

Juul Settles Multi-State Youth Vaping Inquiry for $438.5 Million

Juul Labs has tentatively agreed to pay $438.5 million to settle an investigation by nearly three dozen states that focused…

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