World
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Taking Games Abroad Won’t Save Your League. Better Title Races Might.
Soccer’s leaders have landed on the wrong solution. Again.
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Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance
Authoritarian governments have long sought to target dissidents abroad. But the digital age may have given them stronger motives, and…
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Free Preschool With One Catch: It May Be a Long Commute Away
Many New York City families counted on the prospect of free preschool, but hundreds were not immediately offered a seat…
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The U.S. Is Easing Marijuana Restrictions. Here’s How It Works.
A new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. It’s a significant shift, even as it…
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Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine
The tactic echoes one that Russia has used and Ukraine has ridiculed in the past.
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They Supported Biden in 2020. What Made Them Change Their Minds in 2024?
In polls of swing state voters, 14 percent of those who said they voted for President Biden in 2020 said…
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Israel Defends Rafah Operation as ‘Limited and Localized’ at U.N. Court
Israeli government lawyers on Friday defended the military operation in Rafah as “limited and localized,” arguing at the United Nations’…
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New York City Budget Would Produce Fewer Affordable Homes, Critics Say
New York City’s housing crisis is getting worse. But the Adams administration’s executive budget is expected to result in fewer…
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Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break?
Broadway is still recovering from the pandemic. A state tax-credit program has helped, but watchdogs say it aids some shows…
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Why Is N.Y.U. Forcing Protesters to Write Apology Letters?
The university calls it a “restorative practice”; the students call it a coerced confession.