Live updates: Biden pressured to expand evacuation as European forces cross Taliban lines on...

The United States has dedicated its troops to maintaining security at the airport, the only exit point from Afghanistan not under Taliban control.

Afghanistan’s crisis underscores the U.S.’s shifting place in the world

“America’s strategic and moral failure in Afghanistan will reinforce questions about U.S. reliability,” wrote Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. But other analysts...

Ghost in the Shell' 4K Remastered: When and Where to Watch the Screenings in the U.S

Mamoru Oshii's anime classic will return to cinemas for special IMAX screenings, and it will be released simultaneously in the U.S. and Japan.

What We Know About 'Yellowstone' Season 4: Release Date, Cast and More

"Yellowstone" Season 4 now has a release date, as revealed in a Paramount Network trailer that gives fans their first hint at John Dutton's fate.

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Why Chinese Tech Stocks Got Walloped This Week

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Mark Hulbert: Margin debt is shrinking

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If You'd Invested $1,000 in Sea Limited In 2017, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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Sir Ronald Cohen on the impact accounting ‘revolution’

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Hugh Jackman’s Inception-Like New Movie Reminiscence, Explained

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Amb. Nikki Haley: Biden's Afghanistan fiasco will have huge impact on US security. Here's the way forward

The Afghanistan fiasco sends the unmistakable message to future allies that we won’t have their backs.  When you treat friends like that, you end up with no friends.

EU must stop pre-emptive panic over Afghans coming to Europe

"Instead of engaging in pre-emptive panic, the EU should ensure member states ... actually implement existing asylum laws and work together to host refugees."

Afghan karate champion on Taliban takeover: 'Everything is finished for women athletes'

Meena Asadi, a karate champion who represented Afghanistan in the 2010 South Asian Games, offered a sobering prediction for female athletes still in the country as the Taliban rises to power again.

A quality theory of Treasuries

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Alcoa stock has seen a large rise of 80% in the last six months and currently trades at $41 per share. The sharp rally was driven by an increase in global aluminum prices. The gradual lifting of...

Buy now, pay later is booming, but concerns remain around merchant fees, credit risk, and the...

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The Teachers’ Union That’s Sick of Being Blamed for Closed Schools

Nearly 90 percent of members of the National Education Association, America’s largest teachers’ union, self-reported in a recent survey that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. But that...

Be Prepared for Wet Weather With These Jackets

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Looking for a New Job in Tech? It’s Your Lucky Day

Flexible WFH policies, signing bonuses, fancy cookies—employers are turning on the charm to attract engineers and developers to their firms.

The SteelSeries Arctis Prime Makes Gaming Comfy and Affordable

The company’s latest corded gaming headset doesn’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

Ride the Global Construction Boom With Caterpillar

The world-wide infrastructure binge bodes well for the maker of construction equipment.

TC Energy downgraded to neutral from overweight at J.P. Morgan

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Coinbase, Ross Stores, Applied Materials, Farfetch: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today

The Dow is on track to erase August’s gains.

Wetback Act" ruled unconstitutional and discriminatory

Federal judge says a measure making it a felony for a deported person to come back to the U.S. has "racist, nativist roots" and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are getting more expensive for patients

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Judge orders Larry Nassar to turn over prison money to his victims

A federal judge on Thursday rejected former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar's attempt to keep money in his prison account and ordered him to use it to pay his victims, the Washington Post...

Afghans who helped US military plea for escape: Taliban will 'cut our heads off'

Many Afghans say they are in hiding and fearing for their lives

Streatham terror attack: Opportunity missed to stop Sudesh Amman

There were opportunities to stop Sudesh Amman stabbing two people in south London, an inquest finds.

Covid-antibody therapy approved in UK

Antibody therapy - given to former US President Donald Trump - can now be used in the UK.

Defendant in Ewert Park stabbing waives hearing

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Sebastian Meise’s ‘Great Freedom’ Wins Top Prize at Sarajevo Film Festival

Sebastian Meise’s “Great Freedom,” a prison drama about a gay man repeatedly incarcerated under a draconian law outlawing homosexuality in West Germany, won the award for best feature film at the...

Police boat, divers search for missing from Turkish floods

A police boat and divers have joined the search for some 30 people still missing more than a week after severe floods devastated parts of Turkey’s Black Sea coast

A Flexible Fabric Could Harden into a Temporary House or Bridge

Ancient chain mail served as an inspiration for a highly unusual material that might one day lead to such applications-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Simple steps for coexisting with the coronavirus

As we prepare to head into our second fall with the coronavirus, it's admittedly a strange time. On the one hand, the situation is better than last year, primarily because we have vaccines that...

The Taliban Told the World Women Can Work. But Women Journalists Are Told to Stay Home

"He’s a man, you’re a woman. Women are not allowed to work anymore," one Taliban fighter allegedly told a journalist.

MLB Is Ending 70 Year Partnership With Baseball Card Manufacturer Topps

Fanatics is expected to be the new partner with MLB to manufacture trading cards, edging out baseball's long-time partner, Topps.

The summit of Greenland got rain, rather than snow, for the first time on record

Melting on Greenland, which has the largest ice mass in the northern hemisphere, contributes to rising sea levels that threaten coastlines worldwide.

Pacquiao vs. Ugas Weigh-In: Date, Start Time and Live Stream for Superfight

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The New Kipchoge Documentary Is a Superfluous Delight

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All Teachers Should Be Vaccinated

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Malaysia’s New Prime Minister Brings Old Guard Back to Power Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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Google is shutting down its Android Auto mobile app in favor of Google Assistant

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Google is shutting down its Android Auto mobile app in favor of Google Assistant

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Non-Muslims Stuck in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan Expect the Worst

Sikhs, Hindus and Christians in Afghanistan fear for their lives under Taliban rule.

Hurricane Watch Issued for Southern New England, Long Island Coasts Ahead of Henri's Weekend Approach

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Watch Yola Perform ‘Diamond Studded Shoes’ on ‘Kimmel’

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Taliban promises women rights under Sharia law. What's that mean?

Different groups adopt different interpretations of Sharia law, and the Taliban wants the world to believe theirs has changed.

Early Cut in Jobless Benefits May Have Hurt U.S. State Economies

Prematurely ending federal programs did little to push people back to work and sharply cut their spending, research found. Here’s the latest on the economy.

The Topic Of Masks In Schools Is Polarizing Some Parents To The Point Of Violence

School districts around the country have seen incidents of anti-mask parents and protesters disrupting school board meetings and school events, and some are getting physically violent.

Black and Indigenous farmers were promised debt relief. All but four are still waiting

White farmers have sued, claiming the federal program discriminates against them, blocking any further paymentsBlack farmers throughout the south call Cornelius Blanding daily to ask when the...

I Don’t Understand What The Surprise Is”: How the West Stopped Paying Attention to Afghanistan

In the days before the Taliban seized control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan, veteran Brazilian journalist and writer Adriana Carranca received a message from an 18-year-old...

Cutting off jobless benefits early may have hurt state economies

Prematurely ending federal programs had little effect on pushing people back to work, researchers find, but sharply cut their spending.

To Trumpers, "critical race theory" is as bad as the Taliban

A Trump fundraising email compares American teachers to the Taliban. It's an explicit invitation to violence

Cancer Alley Activists Score a Win Against Giant Plastics Conglomerate

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What Americans Think About The End Of The Afghanistan War And Biden’s Handling Of It So Far

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. On Monday, we laid out the uncertainty over how the American public would react to the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Since then, several...

Despite a Century of Protection, This Island Suffers Critical Loss in Biodiversity

The Barro Colorado bird community has lost about a quarter of its species over time

Texas Stops Enforcing Ban On Mask Mandates In Schools Amid Lawsuits

School districts statewide had flouted Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask requirements amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases.

Chuck Close, painter of outsized photorealist portraits, dies aged 81

Career of painter known for his huge and highly detailed portraits was later marred by allegations of sexual harassmentChuck Close, known for creating huge, highly detailed, photorealist paintings...

Hackers steal $97 million from Japan's Liquid crypto exchange

Just days after a hacker pulled off an audacious crypto heist, another major public breach has occured. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid is the latest victim of a cyberattack that has seen...

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s HR Generalist? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

Fox News host Mark Levin's bestseller "American Marxism": A work of staggering ignorance

Hothead Fox News host keeps calling the Frankfurt School the "Franklin School." Does he mean the Franklin Mint?

Amanda Gorman, prominent female activists call on Biden to support Afghan women and girls

Prominent women's right advocates, including poet laureate Amanda Gorman, are calling on the Biden administration to protect and support Afghan women and girls and "honor its commitment to gender...

Taliban kill relative of Deutsche Welle journalist during door-to-door hunt

Native American Voting Rights Act Introduced In Congress As Native Voter Suppression Rises

The Senate is gearing up for a September session focused on voting rights.

First cross-river railway bridge between China and Russia completed

A new bridge that will link Russia and China's railway systems was completed on August 17, 2021, seven years after its much-heralded groundbreaking.

Porn made OnlyFans a powerhouse. Now it's banning sexual content after pressure from banks

OnlyFans said Thursday it would no longer allow "sexually explicit" content, starting from Oct. 1.

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Roadside bomb kills 3 during Shiite procession in Pakistan

Three people have been killed and dozens injured after a bomb exploded in Punjab province of Pakistan.

Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye,’ Zhang Ximou’s ‘One Second’ Join San Sebastián Competition

Starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” will receive its European premiere at late September’s San Sebastian Festival. The biggest film event in the...

One simple trick to double the value of the Florida home you're trying to sell: just erase that...

Realme’s bulky magnetic wireless charger is almost as fast as promised

Earlier this month Realme launched MagDart, its MagSafe-a-like ecosystem of magnetic wireless charging products. The headline device is a 50W brick that Realme professes to be the fastest magnetic...

Valkyrie: No-code platform to create interactive AR & 3D content

“ We have something so unique and so powerful that our biggest challenge in pitching it is making people believe that our numbers are legit: with Valkyrie, you can do in 20 hours what it...

15 Photos of Celebrity Women That Reminded Us of Their Natural Hair Color

From Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez to Ariana Grande and Olivia Wilde, many celebrities have signature hairstyles that make their looks bright and recognizable. Some of these famous women...

Archaeologists Discover 'Lost Golden City of Luxor'

Another free CA as an alternative to Let's Encrypt

Apple employees likely won't return to the office until 2022

Apple has again pushed back its planned return to the office for US workers due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Bloomberg reports that the company has shifted its October date to January, though the...

China passes data privacy law that will take effect November 1: data collection must have a...

China's National People's Congress on Friday passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy and will implement the policy from Nov. 1, according to state media outlet Xinhua.

UTMB Lab Tests Pfizer COVID Vaccine : Shots - Health News

UTMB Lab Tests Pfizer COVID Vaccine : Shots - Health News  NPRVaccine type to be revealed on Friday for recipients aged 18 to 49  Arirang NewsIf You're Over 60, This Is How Much a Pfizer Booster...

Internal documents show OnlyFans moderators can give multiple warnings to successful accounts...

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Tougher Rules Are Coming For Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies. Here's What To Know

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What to Know About Evictions and Rent Relief in New York

After the Supreme Court blocked the central component of New York’s eviction moratorium, pressure is building on the state to dole out pandemic rent relief.

Who Gets the L.L.C.? Inside a Silicon Valley Billionaire’s Divorce

A couple are heading to court to decide who is entitled to a fortune, started in the earliest days of Google, that includes valuable California real estate and stock holdings.

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Why the Queen Will Do Anything to Protect Prince Andrew

For a graphic illustration of the extent and strength of the bond between Queen Elizabeth and her disgraced son Prince Andrew, it is instructive to look at his movements last week, when a civil...

Biden’s 'Insane' Story About Afghans Who Helped U.S. Doesn’t Fly

One day after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan government, the Biden administration found itself struggling to explain why local allies like interpreters, drivers, security guards and...

Finishing what ISIS started? Turkey attacks Yezidis in Iraq

As Turkey bombs the Yezidis in Sinjar, it is our duty to mobilize in solidarity against Turkish aggression and in support of the Yezidi pursuit of local autonomy.

32 Ways To Help Save Future You From Life’s Little Problems

Spend a little money now to save your sanity later.

Predicting the Next Wave of Breakout NBA Stars

Few NBA discussions are as garbled by inexactness as the search for the next dose of breakout stars. How do we define "breakout?" How do we interpret "star?" Do age and experience ...

Just 33 Cute Pieces For Those Who Love Patterns A Whole Lot

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Report: Taliban killed minorities, fueling Afghans' fears

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters tortured and killed members of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan after recently overrunning their village, Amnesty International said, fueling fears that...

Western groups desperate to save Afghan workers left behind

MILAN (AP) — The Italian charity Pangea helped tens of thousands of Afghan women become self-supporting in the last 20 years. Now, dozens of its staff in Afghanistan are in hiding with their...

Azriel Clary Vows to Testify Against R. Kelly Despite Harassment

Azriel Clary -- one of R. Kelly's former girlfriends -- remains steadfast in testifying against him in his federal sex crimes case ... despite what her family describes as attempts to scare her...

Britney Spears Dogs Taken Away, She Blames Jamie

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15+ People Whose Problem-Solving Exceeds Expectations

When it comes to life hacks, people’s creativity has no bounds — they can turn a simple fix into one that will make us laugh out loud. It can be as easy as eating Cheetos with chopsticks to keep...

Hear James Blake’s Atmospheric New Song ‘Life Is Not the Same’

The track is off his upcoming album Friends That Break Your Heart

China Is Planning to Build 43 New Coal-Fired Power Plants. Can It Still Keep Its Promises to Cut...

China built three times more new coal power capacity as all other countries in the world combined in 2020

The real reason you’re not more productive at work? It’s not boredom

Surprise! Enterprise software still stinks. Some days, work just sucks away your energy. No matter how hard you try, you can’t move as fast as you want to.Read Full Story

How to effectively deal with jealousy at work

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China passes major data protection law as regulatory scrutiny on tech sector intensifies

China has passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which lays out for the first time a comprehensive set of rules around data collection.

Can You Identify These Iconic Sandwiches?

Do you know what goes into beloved sandwiches like cheesesteaks, bánh mì, and club sandwiches?

What Streaming Service Offers The Best Options This Weekend?

Movies with Jason Momoa and Adam Driver, TV shows with Sandra Oh and Kate Hudson, and more 'The Walking Dead' are here for your binging.

A Judge Is Requiring The Biden Administration To Restart Trump’s Remain In Mexico Policy For...

The Biden administration could still ask the Supreme Court to step in and block the order to resume the Migration Protection Protocols.

Teens arrested in Burbank street-racing crash that killed 3 and injured 2

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with a Burbank street-racing crash that left three people dead and two injured in early August.

Republican recall hopefuls seek to differentiate themselves in San Francisco debate

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Rancho Santa Fe businessman John Cox and Assemblyman Kevin Kiley of Rocklin traded views on issues such as homelessness, minimum wage and Newsom's zero car...

Biden and the political fallout from Afghanistan

This episode of Playbook Deep Dive examines Biden’s first real foreign policy crisis and how it’s scrambling politics on the Hill.

Tasting Notes On A Very Old, Very Expensive, Very Intriguing Jamaican Rum

This very old and rare Jamaican rum is hard to get but worth the price. Here's our review.

Afghan officer who fought alongside the US military has been rescued from Kabul

Mohammad Khalid Wardak, an Afghan national police officer who worked alongside the U.S. military for years, has been rescued with his family, according to the Associated Press.The man and his...

New Hampshire’s Betty & Barney Hill UFO Sign Needs a Rewrite

It’s only 92 words long but contains two fact errors. On the anniversary of the Hill UFO abduction, it’s time to set the record straight.Continue reading on Trail of the Saucers »

11 of the Best Mindless Mobile Games You Never Knew You Needed

Sure, your phone or tablet has the hardware for complex gaming experiences—but the real sweet spot of mobile gaming is mindless, play-for-a-minute experiences. The sort of thing you gravitate...

New poll finds a majority of Americans say Kamala Harris is unfit to become president

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) saw even worsening favorability in a new poll as the Biden administration continued to get battered over the debacle in Afghanistan. A Rasmussen poll released on...

These TaoTronics SoundLiberty wireless earbuds are the best AirPods alternatives around

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Limber Up! It's Cartooning Workout Time!

The Center for Cartoon Studies (previously, previously, previously) is offering a free, self-directed One-Week Cartooning Workout eCourse. Just remember: "The awful comic you make is always going...

At Least Five Of The Children Who Were Taken From Their Parents At The Border Were Sent To ICE...

“Then to have this traumatic experience of being essentially arrested by ICE and then put in an orange jumpsuit in a detention facility or jail — talk about layers of trauma."

Danny DeVito Abruptly Loses Twitter Verification After Tweeting Support For Nabisco Strike

It's no longer sunny on Twitter.

It Takes Music 13 Minutes To Relinquish the Sadness

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The Shadow of the Crown

Falling Squirrel Games has just released The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, also available on itch.io. It is also available for Xbox One, if you prefer to play on console. This is an audio action...

Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill

Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout. Enough Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Thursday to allow the Texas House to resume work for the...

Thousands of Afghans can't access the airport. Those who can recall Taliban threats, abuse

As more American and allied flights are leaving the capital of Afghanistan Thursday, an ever-growing panic descends on the city. More American troops and marines arrived, but despite U.S....

Sierra Club Executive Director Resigns Amid Upheaval Around Race, Gender, and Abuses

The century-old environmental giant is trying to deal with its failures and the changing times, according to an internal report. The post Sierra Club Executive Director Resigns Amid Upheaval...

How a Grave Cleaner Uncovers the Past

The cross-topped gravestone was dark brown, its engravings illegible, lost beneath a thick layer of grime. Alicia Williams began, as she does with every restoration, by gently scraping away debris...

The Blue Ridge Honey Made ‘by Bees and Angels’

Virginia Webb can barely see through the cloud of bees as she inspects her hives. Standing in a lush forest meadow, she still carefully inspects each one—habitual work that has become instinctive...

If God wanted us to cover our mouth and nose he would have made us that way," says woman wearing...

Apparently, this woman's god forbids people from covering their noses and mouths but allows them to cover their eyes and other body parts. It sounds like an interesting religion! She's literally...

13 Fitness Podcasts That Will Motivate You to Get Moving

I love a good fitness podcast, especially when I’m double-dipping by learning about fitness while I’m doing fitness—learning about strength training science while I’m on a run, for example. Here...

Cable News Military Experts Are on the Defense Industry Dole

Many former military and public officials appearing in the news have more than a patriotic interest in a continued occupation. The post Cable News Military Experts Are on the Defense Industry Dole...

I Spent Five Months Trying To Coax A Cat From My Ceiling

The whole time, I misunderstood what was keeping her up there.

These Memory Foam Mattresses Are A Dream, According To These Well-Rested Reviewers

Odds are that if you're on the lookout for the next bed of your dreams, memory foam is on your list of options to check out. We don't blame you. Unlike other mattresses, the squishy-yet-supportive...

Real Stories, Real Voices: An Experience You Don’t Want To Miss Out On

let mobile = false; let prev = 100; if (navigator.userAgent.match(/Android|BlackBerry|iPhone|iPad|iPod|Opera Mini|IEMobile/i)) { mobile = true; } function rotateOn(id) { let tshid =...

A Perfect T-Shirt for Just $3, and 20 More Major Menswear Deals to Shop This Weekend

Huge savings on Todd Snyder, Adidas, Comme Des Garçons, and more.

Are Sneakerheads Ready for Barefoot Shoes?

Suicoke and Takahiro Miyashita deliver their take on the controversial FiveFingers silhouette.

The FTC has refiled its case against Facebook

In an amended lawsuit, the powerful regulatory agency renewed its case that Facebook is a monopoly. One of the US government’s most powerful regulatory agencies, the Federal Trade Commission...

Biden’s immigration policy is hampering Haiti’s recovery from back-to-back crises

The US is turning migrants away, despite recent devastation from an earthquake and storm. Already grappling with coronavirus, a political crisis stemming from President Jovenel Moïse’s...

The True Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Is Much Worse than Early Official Counts

A bulldozer clears the rubble of a building that collapsed in the earthquake in Brefet, a neighborhood of Les Cayes, Haiti, on August 17, 2021.

A People’s History of Black Twitter

An oral history of one of the most influential communities on the internet.

Tesla Under Investigation For Cars On Autopilot Hitting Emergency Vehicles

The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles. What do you think?Read more...

Well, They’ve Never Done Anything Like That To Me,’ Says Female Friend Of Taliban Dismissing...

TURLOCK, CA—Dismissing other women’s claims that the terrorist organization had inflicted abuses upon them that ranged from sexual assault to torture to murder, a female friend of the Taliban...

This Map Details Florida's Disappearing Native American Landscape

A 19th-century reporter’s invaluable guide offers a look at the earliest residents of the area known today as Tampa

The Most Popular Children’s Book From Every Country

The best children’s books of all time come from all over the world, from Ed Young’s ‘Seven Blind Mice’ to Ana María Machado’s ‘Niña Bonita.’

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Owen Wilson Is Doing Great, Thanks

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JetBlue launches a low-cost transatlantic flight

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How Primark makes money selling $3.50 T-shirts

Slower fashion means zippier profits