For months, President Biden has been wrestling with one of the most vexing questions in the war in Ukraine: whether to risk letting Ukrainian forces run out of the artillery rounds they desperately need to fight Russia, or agree to ship them cluster munitions — widely banned weapons known to cause grievous injury to civilians, especially children. On Friday, ... Show More
Today
The Israeli Film Directors Pushing for a Reckoning in Their Home Country
The documentary film “NAZA,” which investigates the methods the Israeli military has used in the war in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, received a record-breaking standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival last month. Just a few days later, Prime Minister Benj ... Show More
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Yesterday
Celine Dion’s Triumphant Return to the Stage
A dramatic pop music comeback story is underway: Celine Dion is performing again.In 2022, Dion, the renowned Canadian singer, announced that she had stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms and affects roughly one in a mi ... Show More
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Jul 2023
States, disunited: the controversy around cluster bombs
<p>Despite considerable opposition from allies in NATO, America has agreed to send them to Ukraine. The highly controversial munitions could speed up Ukraine’s counteroffensive, but at what cost? As excitement around AI continues to generate, our new index examines how American f ... Show More
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This Week's Top Stories - Russia Bombs Ukrainian Civilians, Biden Bans Russian Oil & More
Russia bombs civilians trying to escape Ukraine, skyrocketing gas prices create headaches in the U.S. as President Biden announces a ban on Russian oil, and NATO countries tread carefully.
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Jul 2023
States, disunited: the controversy around cluster bombs
<p>Despite considerable opposition from allies in NATO, America has agreed to send them to Ukraine. The highly controversial munitions could speed up Ukraine’s counteroffensive, but at what cost? As excitement around AI continues to generate, our new index examines how American f ... Show More
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