World
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How the Head of Luna Park on Coney Island Spends His Sundays
Alessandro Zamperla, the president of the group that manages the park, makes time for espresso and snacks while keeping an…
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Did Police in Kenya Catch a Serial Killer or Coerce a Confession?
A 26-year-old hair braider named Josephine Owino disappeared one morning last month in the sprawling shantytown of Mukuru Kwa Njenga…
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From the Playing Field to Wall Street
In Orchard Park, N.Y., this past January, just as the tight end Travis Kelce caught a touchdown pass to help…
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How the U.S. Has Played a Role in Venezuela’s Presidential Election
The Biden administration helped prod the Venezuelan government to hold elections on July 28. Now, it is watching to see…
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¿Cuál es el rol que EE. UU. ha jugado en las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela?
Muchos analistas son escépticos ante la posibilidad de que Nicolás Maduro acepte una derrota electoral y, si eso ocurriera, no…
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An Egyptian Artist Mesmerizes in Venice With an Opera and a Donkey
At the Biennale, Wael Shawky represented his country with a lush retelling of a failed revolution that offers hope in…
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The Olympics Is Transforming Their Neighborhood. And Kicking Them Out.
The Games brought billions to redevelop this Paris suburb. What will the thousands of homeless people who live there do?
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The Buried Book That Helped Ukraine’s Literary Revival
After Russian forces took control of his village in 2022, Volodymyr Vakulenko, a well-known Ukrainian author, sensed he might soon…
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To Deter Day-Trippers, Venice Tested a €5 Entrance Fee. Did Visitors Stay Away?
The mayor said preliminary data suggested that the experiment was a success. But the program brought in far more money…
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Bangladesh Orders Curfew in Effort to Quell Deadly Unrest
For weeks, university students have been protesting a quota system for government jobs. Suppression led to a cycle of violence…