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Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93

13 mars 2025 à 20:13
Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, colorful compositions.

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Sofia Gubaidulina, 2021. She was part of a group of important composers in the Soviet Union, including Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov, who found disfavor with the authorities but acclaim abroad.

Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.

13 mars 2025 à 18:45
Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.

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Since the Covid pandemic, trust in public health has dropped sharply and new laws in some states limit local officials’ authority to issue health mandates.

Wall Street’s Slide to Correction Resumes as Tariff Anxiety Persists

13 mars 2025 à 19:25
The S&P 500 is on the cusp of closing in a correction, or a 10% drop from its February high. Constantly moving goal posts on tariffs and trade have rattled investors.

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As President Trump’s unpredictable and halting tariff policies rattled investors this week, many of his most loyal supporters in the media chose to barely mention the news.

Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is closing fast.

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Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, introduced a measure on Thursday that would rip away Germany’s signature limits on government spending.

Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish NHS England: What to Know About His Plan

13 mars 2025 à 16:41
The British prime minister said he would scrap an agency that was created in 2013 to help run the health service. He said the move would save money by avoiding duplication.

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The emergency room at a hospital in Romford, England, in 2023. After years of underfunding, the country’s creaking, overstretched health care system badly needs investment.

Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead

13 mars 2025 à 16:22
Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college.

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“What happens to a society when there’s such disparity between men and women in educational outcomes?” a researcher said.

Bardella, Leader of France’s Far-Right National Rally, Heads to Israel

13 mars 2025 à 16:15
As Jordan Bardella, its young president, tries to distance the party from its history of antisemitism, it is making common cause with Israel against “Islamist ideology.”

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Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally party, has campaigned against Islamist movements and immigration, and made common cause with Israel.

Brad Schimel, a Trump Loyalist, Aims to Flip Wisconsin’s Supreme Court

13 mars 2025 à 15:17
Brad Schimel, a judge who is so supportive of the president that he dressed up as him for Halloween, is hoping to flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court for conservatives.

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Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County circuit court judge, is the conservative candidate running in a high-profile race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Houthi Drones Could Become Stealthier and Fly Farther

13 mars 2025 à 14:39
A new report documented efforts to smuggle hydrogen fuel cell components into Yemen that will provide Houthi fighters a technological leap ahead.

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Evidence examined by weapons researchers shows that Houthi rebels may have acquired technology that makes drones more difficult to detect.

Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan

The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent potential candidate in next year’s marquee contest.

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Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, had earlier ruled out a run for Michigan governor.

How Trump Is Helping Liberals Abroad

13 mars 2025 à 11:54
Voters are rallying behind some leaders who oppose President Trump’s tariffs, threats and insults. There’s a theory that explains why.

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Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

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Dr. Dave Weldon was a Republican representative from Florida from 1995 to 2009. He is best known for a law that bars health agencies from discriminating against hospitals or health insurance plans that choose not to provide or pay for abortions.

As Markets Whipsaw, Conservative Media Shrugs

13 mars 2025 à 10:04
Many conservative websites have either ignored the recent stock declines or framed them in a positive way.

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As President Trump’s unpredictable and halting tariff policies rattled investors this week, many of his most loyal supporters in the media chose to barely mention the news.

Trump’s Travel Ban Threatens Afghan Allies

13 mars 2025 à 10:03
The nonprofit No One Left Behind has raised millions of dollars for flights and other assistance to prevent Afghans from being stranded abroad and face retribution from the Taliban.

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“When Mr. Trump canceled flights, we didn’t have money to book our own flights to America,” said Aman Jafari, who interpreted for U.S. Navy Seals.

In a Europe Adrift, Macron Seizes the Moment

13 mars 2025 à 10:02
The French president’s prescriptions for “strategic autonomy” and a European force for Ukraine are suddenly timely in a world with a less dependable America.

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President Emmanuel Macron at the U.S. Capitol last month. Macron’s call for an autonomy from the United States comes as President Trump threatens to turn his back on NATO.
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