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Why towing stranded whales and dolphins back out to sea doesn’t always work

Towing whales and dolphins is not simple — rescuers have to have good conditions and a fair dash of luck for it to succeed.

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Ukraine to start talks with US on security guarantees -senior official

(Reuters) -Ukraine is to start consultations with the United States this week on providing security guarantees for Kyiv pending the completion of the process of joining NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said on Sunday. Andriy Yermak, writing on

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‘Oppenheimer,’ the Bhagavad-Gita and India’s Outrage

Hindu chauvinists miss the forest for the tress on the film’s use of the sacred text in a nude scene.

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Notable & Quotable: Google and ‘Shocking Content’

‘If your site or app received restricted ad serving previously . . . you may request a review or appeal.’

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Greece Has Its Eye on an Upgrade

After 13 years of junk rating, the country could reclaim investment-grade status, helping Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis fulfill his mandate for reform.

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‘We live in misery.’ Haitians struggle to survive as country spirals in chaos

The situation in Haiti seems to be progressively worsening, as gangs control half the country’s territory and most of its capital. We hear from Haitians affected by the violence, and John Yang speaks with Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of

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News Wrap: Unrest in Niger’s capital, deadly bombing at Pakistan rally

In our news wrap Sunday, a bomb at a political rally for a hard-line religious leader in Pakistan killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 200, the French embassy in Niger’s capital was attacked as thousands marched in support

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Israel says it foiled ‘irregular’ weapons smuggling from Jordan

Incident occurred last week near Ashdot Ya’akov; many details, including type of contraband, barred from publication

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High Court rules unanimously against mayoral election law that would benefit Deri ally

Judges say changes to cooling-off period for acting mayor must take effect only after next municipal poll; note legislation seemed ‘tailor-made’ to benefit Boaz Yosef

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New Google president Ruth Porat has Israeli roots

Porat’s father immigrated to Mandatory Palestine from Ukraine and fought in Independence War; her mother was born en route and grew up in pre-state Israel

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