World
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How Did We Learn to Talk? We Can’t Say for Sure.
In “The Language Puzzle,” the archaeologist Steven Mithen asks exactly how our species started speaking.
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Split by Politics and Protests, Georgia Lets Soccer Carry the Flag
The opposition in Georgia accused the government of cozying up to Russia. Can playing in the Euros make the nation…
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Justin Timberlake Is Charged With Drunken Driving in Sag Harbor
Police in the Hamptons community gave few details about the arrest of the singer, who was once among the most…
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Putin Will Head to North Korea as Ukraine War Redefines Ties With Kim
President Vladimir V. Putin’s military needs have prompted the Kremlin to strengthen ties with the authoritarian government of Kim Jong-un,…
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As Misconduct Complaints Rise in N.Y.C. Schools, Investigations Decline
Budget constraints and staff shortages reduced capacity at the agency that investigates criminal behavior in public schools, according to the…
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It Could Soon Cost More to Take a Shower. Here’s Why.
The city has approved rent increases for tenants and has raised the rent for its own water board. In response,…
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Review: In ‘Dark Noon,’ American History Is a Shoot-’Em-Up Western
A play from Denmark, with a South African cast, turns the heroic tropes of horse operas into the tools of…
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Heavy Rains Lash Southern China, Killing at Least 9
Rains set off landslides and inundated villages in the south, forcing thousands to evacuate. In the north, residents sweltered through…
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‘A Big Step Back’: In Ukraine, Concerns Mount Over Narrowing Press Freedoms
Journalists say they are subject to increasing restrictions and pressure from the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that the…
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North Korea Has Lost ‘Many’ Troops to Mines in DMZ, South Says
North Korean soldiers have been sent into the mine-strewn buffer zone to do construction work since November, the South Korean…