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Taking Games Abroad Won’t Save Your League. Better Title Races Might.
Soccer’s leaders have landed on the wrong solution. Again.
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Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance
Authoritarian governments have long sought to target dissidents abroad. But the digital age may have given them stronger motives, and…
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Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern…
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The U.S. Is Easing Marijuana Restrictions. Here’s How It Works.
A new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. It’s a significant shift, even as it…
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Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine
The tactic echoes one that Russia has used and Ukraine has ridiculed in the past.
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She Had Been Coughing for Two Years. The Cause Was a Surprise.
Although her cough lingered, the patient wasn’t particularly concerned — until her X-ray turned ugly.
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How the Language of TV is Influencing How We See Ourselves
TikTok has spawned a curious new way of understanding ordinary life: villain arcs, main character energy and seasons.
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They Supported Biden in 2020. What Made Them Change Their Minds in 2024?
In polls of swing state voters, 14 percent of those who said they voted for President Biden in 2020 said…
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Now One Fast Train From Tokyo: Culture, Crafts and Hot Springs
At the southwest corner of Ishikawa, a verdant prefecture hugging the Sea of Japan, traditional craftsmanship thrives alongside contemporary art…
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El kitesurf le cambió la vida a un niño wayú, y a su comunidad en Colombia
Vinieron de todas partes del mundo a esta zona remota de la costa caribeña de Colombia. Dos llegaron desde India.…