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An international effort to free the trapped men brought attention to the country’s informal mines, where panning for gold can pay more than minimum wage.
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The European Union is set to release 16 billion euros it had withheld, as Hungary moves to enact anti-corruption and rule of law policies.
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The National Science Foundation lifted a hold on some grants for Harvard and other universities this week after inquiries from media outlets, including The New York Times.
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As divers continue their search for the people trapped inside a Laos cave for 10 days, rescue crews began their operation Friday to get the five other trapped victims.
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President Trump's immigration crackdown is causing one of the sharpest slowdowns in U.S. population growth in decades. Economists are beginning to tally the effects, with some warning that the damage will stick around. Why it matters: The policy-driven immigration reversal underway has few modern parallels. The immediate result is evident in monthly employment figures, with the economy cranking out fewer jobs. - But over time, fewer immigrants could be a productivity drag lasting well into the second half of this century. The intrigue: Federal Reserve analysis earlier this year found that the breakeven rate — the monthly job gains needed to hold unemployment steady — had dropped close to zero as an immigration slowdown weighed on…
Jewish residents say they feel increasingly targeted by antisemitic or anti-Israel violence. For some, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s efforts to distance the city from Israel is adding to the unease.
Now 20, the viral creator Kane Parsons is releasing “Backrooms,” a feature-length expansion of his web series.
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“Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.
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What an A.I.-generated video of the former reality TV star teaches us about the future of political ads.
The former reality star’s dark visions of Los Angeles are resonating in a heated mayoral race, even if they’re far from the truth.
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