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• Kyoto Animation Studio Arson Kills 33, Shocking Japan
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:57:12 +0000-Motoko Rich
  For the second time in two months, Japan is reeling from devastating violence in a country that is generally considered one of the safest in the world.
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• Yemen Has Been a Saudi Prince’s War. Now It’s His Quagmire.
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:44:34 +0000-David D. Kirkpatrick
  The withdrawal of Saudi Arabia’s key ally in Yemen leaves Prince Mohammed with few good options. Now he is asking for increased American help.
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• Storied Russian Miniatures Dwindling in Face of Icon Revival
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:00:09 +0000-Neil MacFarquhar
  Russian miniatures — boxes painted with elaborate fairy tales — once replaced the holy icons banned by the Soviets, but now history is reversing itself.
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• France Nudges Europe Into Space Race, Where It Lags Behind
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:28:19 +0000-Norimitsu Onishi
  Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission, a new French plan for a space command must overcome the reluctance of its European allies to weaponize space.
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• Iran Says It Seized Foreign Tanker, Escalating Regional Tensions
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:03:47 +0000-Richard Pérez-Peña
  A video released by the Revolutionary Guards showed the ship’s name as the Riah — the same as a missing Emirati tanker — and said it was smuggling fuel.
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• U.K. Lawmakers Create Hurdle to No-Deal Brexit, in Blow to Boris Johnson
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:29:25 +0000-Benjamin Mueller
  They approved a plan to stop the next prime minister from suspending Parliament as a means of forcing through Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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• Three Sentenced to Death in Murder of Scandinavian Tourists in Morocco
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:11:09 +0000-Aida Alami
  The men were tried under an antiterrorism law and were the main defendants in a case that put two dozen suspects on trial.
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• Is Huawei a Security Threat? Vietnam Isn’t Taking Any Chances
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:27:11 +0000-Raymond Zhong
  As the world splits along U.S.-China fault lines, telecom companies in Vietnam appear to be quietly avoiding the Chinese tech giant in their 5G plans.
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• Trump’s Immigration Measures, Far From New, Follow Europe’s Example
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:01:41 +0000-Max Fisher and Amanda Taub
  Both Europe and Australia have staked out similarly hard-nosed policies. In the long run, they are not very effective.
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• Good News for Shinzo Abe: Japan’s Young Voters Lean Right, if They Vote at All
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:18:24 +0000-Motoko Rich and Eimi Yamamitsu
  The prime minister’s party is favored to win an upper house parliamentary election on Sunday, with strong support from young Japanese who are happy with the status quo.
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• ‘It Was a Massacre’: 10 Are Killed in Caste-Driven Land Dispute in India
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:58:48 +0000-Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar and Kai Schultz
  One of the deadliest land disputes in India in years, the violence reflects the pressure on land in the country, and harsh caste dynamics.
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• An Airline Told a Breastfeeding Woman to Cover Up. Social Media Weighed In.
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:17:47 +0000-Palko Karasz
  The Dutch carrier KLM told customers that it might ask mothers to cover themselves while breastfeeding onboard if other passengers were offended.
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• U.K. Airline Fines Unruly Passenger $106,000 for ‘Dangerous Behavior’
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:35:11 +0000-Iliana Magra
  Jet2 said the disruptive conduct of Chloe Haines, 25, had forced the deployment of two military jets to escort her flight back to an airport near London.
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• Will Hiding Like Counts Be Good for Instagram Users? Test Is Expanded to 6 More Countries
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:05:17 +0000-Mariel Padilla
  The social media platform theorizes that the move may reduce pressure on users.
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• Argentina Designates Hezbollah Terrorist Group on 25th Anniversary of Bombing
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:27:14 +0000-Daniel Politi
  The designation, which came a day before a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, coincided with the anniversary of a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center that killed 85.
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• Donald Trump, Heat Wave, ‘Sesame Street’: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:52:33 +0000-Remy Tumin and Marcus Payadue
  Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
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• Afghan War Casualty Report: July 12-18
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:26:57 +0000-Fahim Abed
  At least 92 pro-government forces and 45 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
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• Your Friday Briefing
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:29:41 +0000-Alisha Haridasani Gupta
  U.S. shoots down Iranian drone
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• American to Lead NATO Intelligence as Iraq-War-Era Concerns About U.S. Linger
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:20:47 +0000-Julian E. Barnes
  The alliance’s intelligence arm has been a priority for President Trump, but the appointment could make NATO’s analysis look like a rubber stamp for Washington.
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• Pakistan Arrests Former Prime Minister in Anticorruption Sweep
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:33:42 +0000-Salman Masood
  Opposition figures denounced the arrest of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a senior figure for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, as part of a political vendetta.
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• 12 Israelis Are Held in Cyprus Over Rape of British Woman
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:46:01 +0000-The Associated Press
  The attack was said to have occurred at a hotel in the resort town of Ayia Napa, where the woman and the suspects, some of whom are minors, were staying separately.
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• Ilhan Omar, Kyoto Animation, Ricardo Rosselló: Your Thursday Briefing
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:39:31 +0000-Chris Stanford and Claire Moses
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• Seeking Soccer Talent, Club Executives Turn to Speed Dating
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:01:06 +0000-Tariq Panja
  Talk is fast and movement can be frenzied as club executives meet in person to negotiate transfers.
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• Theresa May, Bulgaria, Latvia: Your Thursday Briefing
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:04:36 +0000-William Lamb
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• 5 Million Bulgarians Have Their Personal Data Stolen in Hack
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:09:17 +0000-Marc Santora
  The data of more than five million people was stolen from Bulgaria’s tax agency. Someone emailed a claim of responsibility to news outlets, writing, “The state of your cybersecurity is a parody.”
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• U.S. Punishes Turkey by Canceling Sale of Jets
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:13:25 +0000-Katie Rogers and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
  Turkey, whose purchase of a Russian missile system has created friction, called the Trump administration’s move a “mistake that will cause irreparable wounds in our strategic relations.”
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• El Chapo’s Prosecution Has Fueled the Drug War in Mexico
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:08:41 +0000-Azam Ahmed
  One of the biggest disappointments of El Chapo’s capture is that instead of ending the drug trade, it has instead been a major catalyst of the violence now consuming Mexico.
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• El Chapo ‘Tried to Kill Me’: A Final Witness Confronts the Drug Lord
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:47:28 +0000-Alan Feuer
  She emerged from the shadows of the Sinaloa cartel to speak out in court as El Chapo was sentenced to life in prison.
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• Heat Wave, Congress, National Parks: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:26:17 +0000-Remy Tumin and Marcus Payadue
  Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
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• Earlier Ebola Outbreaks, and How the World Overcame Them
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:09:08 +0000-Donald G. McNeil Jr.
  Hemorrhagic fever inspires almost mythic terror, but whether it can be beaten depends more on people than on medical advances.
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• As Iran vs. West Tensions Rise, So Does Uncertainty Over Prisoners
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:54:45 +0000-Rick Gladstone and Megan Specia
  Against the backdrop of worsening relations with Iran, the predicaments of foreign and dual-national prisoners there are getting more complicated.
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• Fighting Next to U.S. Commandos, but Without the Same Training and Gear
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:36:44 +0000-Thomas Gibbons-Neff and John Ismay
  So far this year, two American bomb disposal soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan while embedded with Special Forces.
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• Notre-Dame, Congo, Netflix: Your Thursday Briefing
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:58:08 +0000-Alisha Haridasani Gupta
  How Notre-Dame was saved.
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• On Eve of Her Exit, May Denounces Political Rancor. Some Blame Her for It.
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:08:02 +0000-Stephen Castle
  In her valedictory speech Mrs. May attacked the “politics of winners and losers, of absolutes and of perpetual strife.” But critics says her leadership has stoked a growing Brexit crisis.
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• Ebola Outbreak in Congo Is Declared a Global Health Emergency
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:08:11 +0000-Denise Grady
  The World Health Organization issued the order; the virus has infected more than 2,500 people and killed nearly 1,700.
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• British-Iranian Woman Is Moved From Tehran Jail to Psychiatric Hospital
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:14:16 +0000-Megan Specia
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained since 2016, was transferred this week. Her family said they were concerned as she had been out of contact for days.
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• Gunmen Kill Turkish Diplomat and Two Iraqis in the Kurdish Region of Iraq
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:47:11 +0000-Carlotta Gall
  There was no immediate word on a motive or suspects in the shooting, which occurred in a restaurant in Erbil.
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• Hafiz Saeed, Founder of Group Behind Mumbai Attacks, Is Arrested in Pakistan
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:15:45 +0000-Salman Masood and Jeffrey Gettleman
  Mr. Saeed, founder of the group behind the deadly attacks in India in 2008, was placed in custody days before Prime Minister Imran Khan is due in Washington.
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• What Boris Johnson’s Forgotten Novel Says About the U.K.’s Likely Leader
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:56:45 +0000-Alex Marshall
  He’s the author of a farce called “Seventy-Two Virgins,” a Churchill biography and a book in verse about pushy parents. They all say something about his personality.
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• Covering Protests Where There Is a Distrust of Social Media
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:05:12 +0000-Daniel Victor
  Daniel Victor, a reporter in Hong Kong, on why protesters there chose not to go after the Instagram moments while marching.
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• Military and Civilian Leaders in Sudan Inch Forward With Political Deal
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000-Declan Walsh
  The power-sharing agreement is another step on the country’s fraught transition to democracy. But key details have yet to be worked out.
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• How The Times Analyzed the Migrant Center Airstrike
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:00:10 +0000-Malachy Browne and Christiaan Triebert
  It seemed too outrageous that such a place would be bombed, but if it were true it might be a war crime. It was the middle of the night in Libya. How could we verify the claim?
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• Iran Says It Aided Oil Tanker, Amid Reports of Missing U.A.E. Ship
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:22:06 +0000-Megan Specia
  The Foreign Ministry said security forces recently helped a foreign tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, but did not identify the ship or its owner.
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• Donald Trump, John Paul Stevens, Planned Parenthood: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:44:23 +0000-Chris Stanford
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• How Notre-Dame Was Saved: 5 Things We Know
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:08:01 +0000-Elian Peltier
  The cause of the fire that nearly destroyed one of Europe's most famous landmarks remains unknown. But it's clear that the flames might have been contained. This is what we learned in our investigation.
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• Top Myanmar Generals Are Barred From Entering U.S. Over Rohingya Killings
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:11:07 +0000-Richard C. Paddock
  Myanmar’s commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, was among those named by the State Department as responsible for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
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• ‘What Kind of Peace Talks Are These?’: On the Front Lines of a 17-Year War
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 07:52:17 +0000-Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Taimoor Shah and Najim Rahim
  As talks with the Taliban proceed, soldiers and police officers reflect on the pain of making peace with a deadly nemesis.
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• Notre-Dame, Ursula von der Leyen, Galileo: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:32:20 +0000-William Lamb
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• A Better Way to Manage Your Period? Try the Menstrual Cup, Scientists Say
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:49:56 +0000-Roni Caryn Rabin
  The reusable, bell-like devices unfold in the vagina to stanch menstrual flow. They are as effective as sanitary pads and tampons, according to a new analysis — and less expensive.
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• Eric Garner, Congress, Emmy Awards: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:46:54 +0000-Remy Tumin and Hiroko Masuike
  Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
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