My climate dread was becoming unbearable. I never thought I would do comedy, but what if I channeled my anxiety into something lighter? If you had told me six months ago that I would soon be performing standup comedy to dozens of strangers, I would have assumed it was a ...
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Born in a camp in Nepal, I was welcomed to the United States as a child. Loving this country does not mean ignoring its contradictions It was a hot, dry afternoon, sometime in the spring of 2009. I was wearing an oversized T-shirt and a pair of shorts twice the ...
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For generations, support for Israel was central to Jewish-American identity. But today, amid accusations that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, a growing generational and political divide is reshaping views in the US Jewish community. Matthew Cassel travels to New York City – the heart of Jewish-American life – ...
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‘She wasn’t acting, she wanted to live it’: how a fake pregnancy resulted in the wildest true crime film of the year‘She wasn’t acting, she wanted to live it’: how a fake pregnancy resulted in the wildest true crime film of the year
Netflix documentary A Child of My Own tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a hospital worker who went to extreme lengths in her efforts to become a mother. Its director recounts their meetings in a Mexican prison The CCTV footage of the hospital corridor is grainy but you can make out ...
Zelensky to press Trump on air defences while in WashingtonZelensky to press Trump on air defences while in Washington
Ukraine’s leader is hoping to firm up US commitments to bolstering Kyiv’s anti-ballistic missile defences, as Russia has escalated deadly attacks. ...
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview. ...
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The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador’s police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime. ...
A memoir of a cyclist who won nothingA memoir of a cyclist who won nothing
by Charly Wegelius. Tadej Pogacar won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France over the weekend. What better time, then, to read this 2013 memoir by a cyclist who won precisely nothing? Cycling teams are built around ensuring one rider wins; teammates ride in front of the star for slipstreaming, set ...
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The News President Donald Trump is sitting down on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at what looks like the peak of their relationship — though it may not last. Trump recently announced plans to give Ukraine a license to produce its own Patriot missiles, a potentially critical boost for ...