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As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite

The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.

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Sean Connery, left, and Harrison Ford during the motorcycle chase scene from the film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”
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Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials met with a Ukrainian delegation that was without Andriy Yermak, who resigned as chief of staff to Ukraine’s president on Friday.

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From left: Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, during a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The talks were headed by Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, center right.
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Two Retail Chiefs Take Stock of a Make-or-Break Holiday Shopping Season

The leaders of Nordstrom and Selfridges are dealing with tariffs, a tough economy and a fight for relevance.

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Pete Nordstrom, left, outside the Nordstrom flagship store in Manhattan and André Maeder inside the London flagship Selfridges department store.
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Remembering WW2 Camps, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.

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Nicole Suzuki, left, and Amy Oba drive around the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles looking for immigration agents.
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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.

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Pope Leo XIV arriving in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday.
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The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s president to pardon him preemptively, before any verdicts were reached in his corruption cases. Here’s what to know about his trial.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem, in November.
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Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime

Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.

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Representative Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, raised concerns about the recent operations in the Caribbean.
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The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills

Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

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Some residents in Hogansville, Ga., worry a data center may soon be built near their town, further raising energy costs.
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How Trump’s Actions Could Affect Honduran Elections

President Trump weighed in heavily on Honduras’s elections. Will voters be influenced on Sunday by his pardon of an ex-president or his pick in this year’s race?

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One candidate for the Honduran presidency, Nasry Asfura, was endorsed by President Trump.
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The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

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Tom Stoppard, in 2022, photographed at his home in Dorset, England.
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The Dangers of E-bikes

Injuries and deaths are rising — but the law hasn’t kept up.

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Near Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif.
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Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire

At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.

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Filipinas taking part in a community prayer service on Sunday in Hong Kong for the victims of the Nov. 26 fire in the Tai Po district of the city.
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Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds Missing

Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones.

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A flood-damaged district in the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday.
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The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills

Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

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Some residents in Hogansville, Ga., worry a data center may soon be built near their town, further raising energy costs.
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