Spain’s Leader Declares He Won’t Quit Over Wife’s Corruption Case
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Spain’s Leader Declares He Won’t Quit Over Wife’s Corruption Case

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain declared on Monday that he would not resign, nearly a week after publicly raising the possibility in response to corruption allegations against his wife that he and other officials denounced as a smear campaign. The decision by Mr. Sánchez, who has repeatedly astonished his…

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race
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Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

Mustafa Suleyman grew up in subsidized housing in one of London’s roughest areas. His father, a Syrian immigrant, drove a taxi. His mother was a nurse with the National Health Service. When the prestigious Queen Elizabeth’s School accepted him at the age of 11, the family moved into a safer,…

Opinion | PEN America Has Stood By Authors. They Should Stand By PEN.
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Opinion | PEN America Has Stood By Authors. They Should Stand By PEN.

All strong institutions stand to benefit from internal dissent and external pressures. But too often, recent efforts to reform institutions have meant reconstituting them in ways that distort or fundamentally undermine their core mission. Nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, university departments and cultural institutions have ousted leaders and sent their staffs…

TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
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TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq

It took less than 46 seconds for the helmeted assassin to pull over his motorcycle, walk to the driver’s side of the S.U.V., yank open the door and fire his handgun four times, killing one of Iraq’s most prominent TikTok personalities, a 30-year-old woman whose name on social media was…

Robbi Mecus, Who Helped Foster L.G.B.T.Q. Climbing Community, Dies at 52
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Robbi Mecus, Who Helped Foster L.G.B.T.Q. Climbing Community, Dies at 52

Robbi Mecus, a New York State forest ranger who led search-and-rescue missions and became a prominent voice within the L.G.B.T.Q. climbing community, died after falling about 1,000 feet from a peak at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska on Thursday. She was 52. Her death was confirmed by the…