Far from Ukraine and Gaza, as the Group of 7 wealthy democracies gathers in Italy to discuss a range of old, entrenched challenges, the nature of American power is being transformed across the region that Washington sees as crucial for the century to come: the Asia-Pacific. Here, America no longer presents itself as the confident […]
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If you or someone you love speaks almost exclusively in internet references — “It’s giving golden retriever boyfriend energy” or “Show it to me Rachel” — they may be suffering from a condition known as “brainrot.” The term refers primarily to low-value internet content and the effects caused by spending too much time consuming it.
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A.J. Brown explains his motivation after another stellar season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia This is the time of year where we hear the same thing from a ton of players: They’re in the best shape of their lives. But if you’ve seen any workout videos of A.J. Brown this offseason, you probably believe
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The White House said it viewed a path to a cease-fire deal in Gaza as still possible Thursday, based on Hamas’s latest response to an American-backed plan, as Israel ramped up attacks around Rafah in southern Gaza. “We are working actively to generate a path forward based on what Hamas has come in with,” White
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You know that one guy at the high school reunion who just won’t go home? Who’s still sitting there at the table under the tent at 1 a.m. hashing out old dramas and resentments? That’s Andrew McCarthy in “Brats,” a documentary he wrote and directed in which the actor rounds up his co-stars from 1980s
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The personification of death is not the grim reaper, nor a pale horseman, nor an Irish banshee, but a parrot. The parrot — all right, a macaw, if we’re being specific — can hear the voices of the dying and flies in to ease their pain, raising
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BARI, Italy — In a selfie posted Sunday, the 47-year-old leader makes a V for “victory” sign a la Winston Churchill, the glint in her eye conveying a burst of pride. And why not? If anyone has earned political bragging rights in Europe, it’s Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Meloni’s hard-right Brothers of Italy party
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There are many paths to internet stardom, but there are only a few ways to correctly trim a cow hoof. Nate Ranallo, a bovine podiatrist in West Salem, Wis., prefers the Kansas method because the trim conforms more organically to a cow’s claw shape. Graeme Parker of Wigtownshire, Scotland, is partial to the Dutch method,
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Long before Nicola Coughlan won the role of Penelope Featherington, the “Bridgerton” debutante with a tea-spilling empire on the side, the Irish actor had already mastered the art of moonlighting. There were plenty of retail gigs, first and foremost, as Coughlan struggled to make ends meet in her late 20s. She also found employment as
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For decades, a clumsily written document sat unnoticed at a university library in Germany, believed to be nothing more than a very old, everyday note, such as a private letter or a shopping list. Now, more than a millennium and a half after it was written, researchers believe the papyrus fragment is no ordinary memo,
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