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Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?
I asked the heads of three trillion-tree organizations if anyone was keeping a global total of how many trees had been planted, or how many were still alive — whether we would, in fact, be able to tell when we had achieved the goal of a trillion trees planted. They all said no — and…
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Mexican Activists Answer Calls for Abortion Pills From the U.S.
In the weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the phones and social media accounts of abortion rights activists in Mexico have been inundated with desperate requests for abortion pills from people in the U.S. “On average we were getting about 10 calls a day, and it’s shot up to…
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2 Are Indicted in Human Smuggling Case That Left 53 Dead in Texas
A federal grand jury indicted two men on Wednesday in connection with a human smuggling operation that left 50 adults and three children dead in and around an abandoned tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio last month, officials said. It was one of the deadliest incidents in recent history involving migrants along the southern…
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Mexico Captures Notorious Drug Kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero
MEXICO CITY — A drug kingpin convicted of orchestrating the torture and murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent was captured in northern Mexico on Friday, according to Mexican officials, bringing a case that has long been a source of tension with the United States one step closer to resolution. The drug boss, Rafael Caro…
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The Best Books to Take You Through Newfoundland
If you want an even grittier look under the hood of the capital city offered up in tourist campaigns, Megan Gail Coles’s “Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club,” Joel Thomas Hynes’s “We’ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night” or Eva Crocker’s “All I Ask” will do the job. If I…
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In a New Take on ‘Gaslight,’ a Heroine Finds Her Own Way
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario — Nobody is coming to rescue Bella Manningham. And that’s a good thing. Bella, the damsel in seemingly self-inflicted distress at the center of “Gaslight,” has been a source of pity among theater and film audiences for more than 80 years. But when Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson dusted off the 1938 Patrick…
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In Argentina, a Battle Over Gender-Inclusive Language in Classrooms
BUENOS AIRES — Instead of “amigos,” the Spanish word for “friends,” some Spanish speakers use “amigues.” In place of “todos,” or “all,” some write “todxs.” And some signs that would say “bienvenidos,” or “welcome,” now say “bienvenid@s.” The changes, which had been informally adopted by teachers in schools across Buenos Aires, were a deliberate effort…
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In 5 National Parks, Hidden Gems and Roads Less Traveled
One less-utilized access point is the east entrance, 25 miles west of Cameron, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. Both entrances, divided by 23 scenic miles along the canyon’s rim, lead to the same spot at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center. “Check the wait times online,” Mr. Mohn said. “But the biggest bottleneck is going to…
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Toronto’s Pearson Airport Struggles With Flight Delays
The disorder at Toronto Pearson International Airport was visible from the sky. The pilot on Ted Laking’s domestic flight into the city last week had some unwelcome news: The tarmac was too crowded for the aircraft to descend. It would be another hour of circling around before the runway was clear enough for landing. The…
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Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the Jan. 6 Panel, Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and will not appear in person at what could be the committee’s last hearing of the summer. But the absence of Mr. Thompson,…
