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Afghan Journalists in Exile Keep Spotlight on Their Homeland

Free media was a major achievement of Western efforts in Afghanistan. Now, it struggles for survival under Taliban intimidation.

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World War II Bomb Explodes in Munich, Injuring Four

The bomb, dropped from an aircraft more than 70 years ago, exploded during construction works near the city’s main train station.

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Iran — the gamble, the original sin, and the unthinkable current consequence

Nothing short of a credible military threat — and certainly not negotiations with a US leadership anxious to revive a failed accord — will deter the ayatollahs’ nuclear drive now

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Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists

Many public health experts were opposed to a boosters-for-all approach. The new variant is changing some minds.

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The Philippines Still Hasn’t Fully Reopened Its Schools Because of COVID-19. What Is This Doing to Children?

If 17-year-old Ruzel Delaroso needs to ask her teacher a question, she can’t simply raise her hand, much less fire off an email from the kitchen table. She has to leave the modest shack that her family calls home in

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A beloved football player and a senior with college scholarships among Michigan school shooting victims – CNN

A beloved football player and a senior with college scholarships among Michigan school shooting victims  CNN School Shooter Suspect Posted Photo of Handgun Allegedly Used  Inside Edition Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley charged with terrorism, murder: ‘Not just an impulsive act’  Fox

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A beloved football player and a senior with college scholarships among Michigan school shooting victims – CNN

A beloved football player and a senior with college scholarships among Michigan school shooting victims  CNN Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley charged with terrorism, murder: ‘Not just an impulsive act’  Fox News MHSAA executive director Mark Uyl shares sorrow, offers support

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Alec Baldwin to ABC About the Rust Shooting: ‘I Didn’t Pull the Trigger’

NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a

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Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccine Problem Is More Than Just a Shortage of Doses

The emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which was first detected in South Africa and other southern African nations, is casting a harsh new spotlight on vaccine inequality. For months, health experts have warned that low vaccination rates in the

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In Abortion Case, John Roberts Searches for Middle Ground

The chief justice, known for his incremental approach to contentious issues, explored on Wednesday whether the court could uphold Mississippi’s law without totally throwing out Roe v. Wade.

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