Month: August 2022
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Catholic Order Struggles to Raise $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor
A prominent order of Catholic priests vowed last year to raise $100 million to atone for its participation in the…
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After 16 Months, Some Glimmers of Optimism About Iran Nuclear Deal
BRUSSELS — For the first time in many months, European officials expressed increasing optimism on Tuesday that a revival of…
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Jill Biden Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden, the first lady, tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday evening and is quarantining at a…
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Clean Toilets, Inspired Teachers: How India’s Capital Is Fixing Its Schools
NEW DELHI — Pradeep Paswan used to skip school for weeks, sometimes months. His classrooms with tin ceilings were baking…
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Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud
In the midst of the pandemic the government gave unemployment benefits to the incarcerated, the imaginary, and the dead. It…
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W.N.B.A. Playoffs Preview: What to Know as the Sky Look to Repeat
The Chicago Sky are set to begin their bid to become the first back-to-back W.N.B.A. champions since the Los Angeles…
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Come for the Broadcast, Stay for the Mets Game
On a sticky August evening at Citi Field, toward the end of a crucial Mets victory against division rival Atlanta,…
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The Hottest Party Is at … the Farm
A field of flashy zinnias and cosmos swayed in the early evening breeze, and a bounty of zucchini, kale, peppers…
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Making Matilda Djerf a Household Name
STOCKHOLM — It was a gray summer’s day, but on the first floor of a grand office block typically occupied…
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Roving Weddings Take Guests on a Ride
Megan and Craig Pyndinski never saw themselves having a typical wedding. For the couple, who live in Schnecksville, Pa., that…