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Amnesty International assessments that Ukraine ‘put civilians in harm’s way’ stirs outrage.
The director of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office resigned on Friday to protest a lengthy statement by the wider organization that…
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Books
Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic
BAYREUTH, Germany — About 150 years ago, in a megalomaniac’s coup, Richard Wagner built a theater on a hilltop here…
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Politics
Fighting around a Ukrainian nuclear plant heightens safety fears.
DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine — Fighting raged on Saturday near a sprawling nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine, despite warnings…
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Sports
Demaryius Thomas’s Death Was Caused by Seizure Disorder
Demaryius Thomas, a four-time All-Pro receiver with the Denver Broncos, died of complications from seizures, the medical examiner in Fulton…
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Politics
Liz Cheney Is Ready to Lose. But She’s Not Ready to Quit.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — It was just over a month before her primary, but Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was nowhere…
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World
Christopher Meyer, Vocal British Envoy to the U.S., Dies at 78
Christopher Meyer, the debonair diplomat who served as Britain’s ambassador to Washington from 1997 to 2003 but later argued that…
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Sports
‘They’re Waiting for Me to Die’: A 72-Year-Old Runner Will Not Let This Race Go
LEADVILLE, Colo. — In the crisp predawn hours last August, 71-year-old Marge Hickman slipped the brace off her sprained ankle…
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Economy
The Week in Business: Blistering Job Growth
Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (July 31-Aug. 6) A Jobs Day Surprise Analysts had forecast an increase of 250,000 jobs in July.…
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Books
In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve
Broadway’s comeback season was a hurricane. Not even the heavily awarded revival of a Sondheim favorite like “Company” could withstand…
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World
Clu Gulager, Rugged Character Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 93
Clu Gulager, a rugged character actor who appeared in critically acclaimed films like “The Last Picture Show” as well as…