World
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Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant
Last year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island east of…
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Overlooked No More: Hansa Mehta, Who Fought for Women’s Equality in India and Beyond
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported…
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Borussia Dortmund and the Idea That Anything Is Possible
Can an underdog still have its day in the Champions League? The sport should hope so.
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The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia
Decisions by President Biden and others give Ukrainian forces several new options. But they’re still restricted in the use of…
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How 3 Texas Teenagers Grew Up to Be Broadway Stars (and Stayed Friends)
After a curtain call at a recent performance of “Hamilton,” Trey Curtis, who stars as Alexander Hamilton, put his arm…
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The Very Brief Life of a World-Class Cricket Stadium on Long Island
Built in 100 days for the Cricket World Cup, the stadium will host nine matches before it is dismantled.
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Senate and House Races to Watch in New Jersey
On June 4, Democrats and Republicans will choose nominees for the U.S. Senate. In the House, Representative Rob Menendez faces…
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This Summer, There Will Be Shakespeare in Lots of Parks
With the Delacorte Theater in Central Park closed for renovations, the Public Theater is taking “The Comedy of Errors” to…
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As U.S. Shifts Policy on Striking Into Russia, Kharkiv Is Hit Again
After weeks of entreaties, Ukraine won permission to hit targets inside Russia with American-made weapons, a tactic that it says…
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A Matter of Survival as South Asia’s Heat Wave Reaches 127 Degrees
Pakistan and India are sweltering. For the many laborers who can’t afford to miss a day’s pay, “It’s a choice…