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How Does a Tiny Mountain Town, Burned to the Ground, Come Back?

Lytton, British Columbia, used to draw backpackers, rafters and road-trippers until a wildfire destroyed it in 2021. Now, it’s a…

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Gabriel García Márquez’s Hometown Awaits His Last Book and More Visitors

The legacy of the global literary titan and Colombia’s most famous author has helped transform the small mountain town of…

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Losing Ground, Ukraine Seeks New Positions Around Avdiivka

As Russian forces breach a supply line and seek to encircle opposing soldiers, Ukraine’s commanders maneuver to “more advantageous positions.”

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Politics

Want to Understand Your Neighbors? Go to a Municipal Meeting.

Part theater, part dirge, occasionally part circus, the meetings on any given night fill with people united by a common…

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Tea, a Train and an Epic Sunrise at a Summer Retreat of the Raj

Darjeeling, in the Himalayan foothills, is famous for its tea, its elevated railroad and the view of dawn breaking over…

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In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again

ACROSS THE COUNTRY In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again They overcame the trauma of war,…

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The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays Put

The radio telescope that discovered the Big Bang has survived a real estate battle — for now.

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Fierce Fighting Flares Around Eastern Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka

Russia’s assault there may be a sign that Moscow is trying to regain the initiative in the war, after it…

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Arts

When the Turner Prize Came to ‘God’s Waiting Room’

The town of Eastbourne, England, hopes the contemporary art prize can help it shake off a geriatric image, and bring…

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Russians Press Assault Near Southeastern Town of Avdiivka

The intensifying push is one of Russia’s few offensive operations in months, as it tries to seize land in Ukrainian…

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