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Continue readingYour Tuesday Briefing: China’s New Military Drills Near Taiwan
Taiwan’s Coast Guard patrolled on Liuqiu Island, a coral island in the Taiwan Strait, on Saturday.Credit…Lam Yik Fei for The New York …
Continue readingThe U.S. Will Send Another $1 Billion in Aid to Ukraine.
The United States will send more ammunition to Ukraine, including rockets for the HIMARS launchers that have been credited with destroying …
Continue readingFor Ukrainians in Donbas, tragedy is the backdrop to everyday existence.
An unexploded rocket in Lysychansk, where the mass grave contained just some of the civilians killed by shelling in the area.Credit…Ivor …
Continue readingAt Mostly Mozart Concerts, Casual Vibes and High Musical Values
The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra bears the name of a festival that no longer exists, but over the last three weeks, it played 12 concerts …
Continue readingOlivia Newton-John, Pop Singer and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies at 73
Olivia Newton-John, who sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s while recasting her image as the virginal girl next door into a …
Continue readingTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles History (in a Half-Shell)
There’s a great episode of “The Simpsons” in which Roger Myers Jr., a cartoon producer who runs the hit show “Itchy & Scratchy,” attempts to …
Continue readingIn War-Torn Mykolaiv, Ukrainians Search for Informers
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — The embattled city of Mykolaiv emerged on Monday from a 54-hour lockdown during which officers went door to door in search of …
Continue readingDo Spiders Dream of Eight-Legged Sheep?
By day, jumping spiders hunt their prey, stalking and pouncing like cats. When the lights go down, these pea-sized predators hang out — and maybe …
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