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ON LAND RUSSIA HAS HELD FOR MOST OF A DECADE, THE FINAL BATTLE WILL BE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS

Living with a painful past

I STILL HAVE THE GREEN DRESS I WORE WHEN I FIRST MET Peter Beard. It was a crisp November evening in 2004.

The D.C. Brief

SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY finally realized he was pinned down. A handful of his fellow Republicans effectively took the House floor hostage on June 6 and were not equipped to have a real negotiation.

Health Matters

A new study reveals how much and how early companies knew about potential harms of PFAS

Iran remains the Middle East's dangerous tinderbox

UNDER PRESSURE from Western sanctions, Iran is actively in search of new international trade and investment partners, and it has made some progress.

GOOD JOBS ARE GOOD BUSINESS

There's a lot more to a good job than making money. But for more than 50 million Americans who work in low-wage jobs, pay matters a lot. Low and inconsistent pay wreaks havoc on workers' lives, leaving no margin for emergencies and increasing stress, which leads to more errors. As a result, many find themselves in a vicious cycle: low pay hurts their performance, keeping them stuck in low-paying jobs.

Inside the very online campaign of RFK Jr.

2024 ELECTION

Confronting wildfire smoke and its meaning

THE CAUSE OF THE HAZE WAS simple enough.

Tori Bowie

Tragic reminder of a maternal-health crisis

Who was the last VP to run for President against his old boss?

THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FIELD, WHICH already features the first former U.S. President ever to be criminally indicted, is about to get even more unprecedented.

MAKING THE CASE

To take Donald Trump to trial, bringing charges over his handling of classified documents is only the first challenge

Next Generation Leaders – Argentina - Bizarrap

Elusive hitmaker

U.K. - Matt Fitzpatrick

An exemplary athlete

SOUTH KOREA - New Jeans

K-pop's next act

U.S. - Sage Lenier

Centering solutions in the climate fight

BRAZIL - Rene Silva

Empowerment through local journalism

HONG KONG - Henry Edward Tse

A trailblazer for transgender rights in Asia

U.S. - Drew Afualo

TikTok's crusader for women

AUSTRALIA - Melanie Perkins

Visualizing a world of good in tech

U.S. Roze Traore

Blending two cultures

Next Generation Leaders – U.K. – Florence Pugh – Saving the Movie Star From Extinction

Trendsetters and trailblazers guiding who are the way to a brighter future

A ride-share app that brings people along

The lunchtime rush is just bubbling at Kedai Kopi hawker center in Singapore's Clementi neighborhood when Anthony Tan strolls in.

Beyond Bollywood

Deepika Padukone, India's most popular actress, has a vision for what it means to be a truly global superstar

Johnny Depp, at Cannes, was a spectacle of his own making

The aging process is kind to no one, and that includes Johnny Depp.

8 QUESTIONS

Satya Nadella The man who has helmed Microsoft since 2014 talks AI, jobs, and the case for developing the new technology despite growing concerns

Jason Isbell is finding his purpose

JASON ISBELL SAYS THE DESIRE TO BE HONEST AND FAIR is his compass. \"One day I decided: \"This is what I'm going to claim as the purpose for why I'm here,\" he says. \"I think it's to leave the place a little bit better than I found it, and to experience all the things that I can experience.\"

STAYING POWER

American Born Chinese, the best-selling graphic novel, finally comes to television

Tony nominees J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history

Newell, left, is nominated for Shucked, Ghee for Some Like It Hot

Reality TV confronts a dark moment for LGBTQ rights

\"ALL THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER,\" PROCLAIMS the theme song of reality show Queer Eye, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in July. For years, that sentiment rang true for LGBTQ rights.

The only way forward after Pulse

GROWING UP IN RURAL OREGON, I OFTEN DREAMED of a world where I could be all of myself. A world where I didn't feel the nagging societal pressure to be \"Black enough\" for some spaces and \"white enough\" for others. A world that saw my queerness not as a deal breaker, but as a superpower.