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Putin Calls on U.S. to ‘Negotiate’ on Ukraine in Tucker Carlson Interview
[ad_1] President Vladimir V. Putin called on the United States to “make an agreement” ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia in order to end the war, speaking for two hours with a former Fox News host in an interview broadcast Thursday that was the Kremlin’s most direct appeal to American audiences since his invasion began two years ago. “Wouldn’t it be…
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Michael Mann Awarded $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit
[ad_1] The climate scientist Michael Mann on Thursday won his defamation lawsuit against Rand Simberg, a former adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Mark Steyn, a contributor to National Review. The trial transported observers back to 2012, the heyday of the blogosphere and an era of rancorous polemics over the existence of global warming, what the psychology researcher…
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Michael Mann Awarded $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit
[ad_1] The climate scientist Michael Mann on Thursday won his defamation lawsuit against both Rand Simberg, a former adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Mark Steyn, a contributor to National Review. The trial transported observers back to 2012, the heyday of the blogosphere and an era of rancorous controversy over the existence of global warming, what the psychology…
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Riad al-Turk, the ‘Mandela of Syria,’ Dies in Exile at 93
[ad_1] Riad al-Turk, a veteran Syrian opposition leader known as the “Mandela of Syria” after spending nearly two decades in prison for speaking out against his country’s dictatorial regimes, died on Jan. 1 in Eaubonne, a northern suburb of Paris. He was 93. Mr. Turk’s death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his daughter Khuzama Turk in an interview. Mr.…
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Some Hostages’ Families Say Israel Should Keep Fighting Hamas
[ad_1] As mediators pursue a deal that would free hostages from Gaza in exchange for a pause in Israel’s military campaign, a small group of relatives of Israeli hostages says that the government should keep waging war against Hamas — even if it prolongs their loved ones’ captivity. Family members of three hostages say that Israel should not agree to…
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Polluted Flowers Smell Less Sweet to Pollinators, Study Finds
[ad_1] The damage that air pollution can do is wide-ranging and well-known: The chemicals produced by human activities can trap heat in the atmosphere, change the chemistry of the oceans and harm human health in myriad ways. Now, a new study suggests that air pollution might also make flowers less attractive to pollinating insects. Compounds called nitrate radicals, which can…
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Ukraine’s Creative Use of Weapons Carries Promise and Risk
[ad_1] U.S. officials say Ukraine should continue to develop innovative ways to strike at Russian forces as the war approaches its third year. But Ukraine’s use of a Patriot missile to take down a plane last month is an example of how novel battlefield tactics can be fraught with peril as well as promise. Unbeknown to Ukraine’s military, the Russian…
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Zelensky Removes Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, in Shake-Up of Ukraine Military
[ad_1] President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine removed his top general on Thursday, the ministry of defense said, after weeks of feverish speculation about his fate, enacting the most significant leadership shake-up since Russia invaded Ukraine almost two years ago. “Today, a decision was made to change the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the minister of defense, Rustem Umerov,…
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Brazil Police Accuse Bolsonaro and Allies of Attempted Coup
[ad_1] Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil oversaw a broad conspiracy to hold on to power regardless of the results of the 2022 election, including personally editing a proposed order to arrest a Supreme Court justice and call new elections after he lost, according to new accusations by Brazilian federal police unveiled on Thursday. Mr. Bolsonaro and dozens of top…
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Paris Olympic Medals Will Have Eiffel Tower Fragment
[ad_1] Athletes who win medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris won’t just win gold, silver or bronze. Their medals will also include a piece of iron — wrought-iron, to be exact, from the Eiffel Tower itself. Organizers of the Games said Thursday that each of the 5,084 medals created for the Paris events will be decorated…
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