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Help! A Check-in Agent’s Mistake Made Me Miss an Antarctic Cruise and I’m Out $17,000.

An American Airlines error kept a traveler from getting to her cruise’s departure, but the carrier wouldn’t take financial responsibility…

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When American History Turns Into American Mythology

In the realm of folklore and ancient traditions, myths are tales forever retold for their wisdom and underlying truths. Their…

World

In India, the Case of a Missing American Ambassador

It is hard to imagine the United States going for two years without an ambassador representing its interests in Beijing,…

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Family Loosens Grip on New York Irish Group and Its Gilded Age Mansion

The American Irish Historical Society had been dominated by a single family. It had planned to sell its Fifth Avenue…

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Contemplating a Canon of Jewish American Films

Two new films remind us that the experiences of U.S. Jews don’t often get the Hollywood treatment. When they do,…

World

Biden Courts African Leaders, but Some Are Skeptical of Big Promises

President Biden faced a challenge in winning the confidence of a continent where the circumstances of its leaders vary so…

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Libyan Operative Charged in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing Is in F.B.I. Custody

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, a Libyan bomb expert, is accused of building the explosive device used in the 1988 bombing…

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Brittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia

Westerners in Russia have to weigh the risks of living and working in the country against professional and financial opportunities…

Magazine

When a Prisoner Swap Is a Rorschach-Test

The scene on the tarmac with Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout didn’t just show a prisoner trade. It told the…

Sports

Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner

WASHINGTON — Month after month, as American diplomats pushed for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan from Russian…

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