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In the early days of the pandemic, Nora Herting decided to try financial therapy. “I didn’t even know what it was, exactly,” she said. “I heard …
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YORK, England — Pints in hand, a group of men sat hunched over chessboards under the sloping ceiling beams of the Eagle and Child pub in York, in …
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GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast — The worker carefully peeled the husks from the cocoa beans to keep them from breaking, then tipped them into a metal …
Continue readingShelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is Raising Fears of an Accident. Here’s a Look at the Risks.
KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian forces seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in early March, a fierce gun battle with Ukrainian …
Continue readingAmerican Lawyer Is Released From Detention in U.A.E.
Asim Ghafoor, an American lawyer detained in the United Arab Emirates since mid-July, was released early Saturday, concluding an effort by …
Continue readingSouthern Baptist Convention Says It Faces Federal Investigation for Sexual Abuse
The leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, said on Friday that the church was under …
Continue readingSalman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie spent years in hiding after the leadership of Iran called for his death following the publication of his novel …
Continue readingA Victory for Biden, and a Bet on America’s Future
WASHINGTON — He promised a new social safety net. He pledged to develop a robust plan to fight global warming. He vowed to reduce the gap between …
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