Politics
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Wolfgang Schäuble, German Politician Who Helped Forge European Unity, Dies at 81
A key figure in the reunification of East and West Germany, he was a strict fiscal hawk as finance minister…
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Eleuthera Offers a Rugged, Out-Island Experience That Lingers
The narrow Bahamian island boasts miles of mostly empty beaches, walking trails, turquoise ocean waters and other natural wonders, with…
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Have You Witnessed an Act of Kindness While Traveling? Share It With Us.
Travel can be a gift that connects us in ways that surpass language barriers and cultural differences. At this time…
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She’s Still in Love With Her Little Island
Readers were impressed with the audacity of Charlotte Gale, a massage therapist from New Jersey, who bought a small island…
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Trump Is Not the Only Reason to Fix This Uniquely Dangerous Law
The Insurrection Act is a dangerous centuries-old federal statute that authorizes the president, with few restraints, to deploy the U.S.…
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The Beautiful Desolation of Life on Mars — On Earth
In May 1996, an autonomous resupply vehicle docked with Russia’s ailing Mirspace station. It carried the usual items — food,…
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Avert Your Eyes, Avoid Responsibility and Just Blame TikTok
We’re in a season of hand-wringing and scapegoating over social media, especially TikTok, with many Americans and politicians missing that…
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Ukraine Doesn’t Need All Its Territory to Defeat Putin
The new report in The New York Times that Russia is quietly signaling a readiness to freeze the war in…
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Ladle Me a Bowl of the Midwestern Good Stuff
I was not raised in a family of cooks. My parents grew up in the Midwest, in the second half…
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How to Boost Voter Turnout With Just One Signature
In a rare bit of political good news in the final days of 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York…