• 02/27/2025

In Occupied Ukraine, Casting a Vote (for Putin) as Armed Soldiers Watch

New York Times Russia is holding a presidential vote in the occupied regions of Ukraine to try to legitimize its rule there, expose dissenters and present a veneer of democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/world/europe/ukraine-occupied-territories-russia-election.html

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Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86

New York Times Raoul’s, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and ’80s. But he had never planned on a life in the restaurant business. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/dining/serge-raoul-dead.html

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Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, and Paul Mescal Spark a Thirst for the Irish

New York Times Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Cillian Murphy are among a crop of Irish hunks who have infused popular culture with big Irish energy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/style/irish-actors-cillian-murphy-barry-keoghan.html

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A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting

New York Times The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/science/spitting-seal-eagle.html

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‘Welcome to Hell’: U.N. Panel Says Russian War Crimes Are Widespread

New York Times In a report headed to the Human Rights Council in Geneva next week, an investigative commission outlines the ongoing torture and starvation of Ukrainian prisoners. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/world/europe/russia-war-crimes.html

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Where’s the Next Generation of Great Coaches?

New York Times A trip back to 2004 suggests even sure things can sometimes be a gamble. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/world/europe/xabi-alonso-liverpool-bayern.html

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16 Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Odesa, Ukraine Says

New York Times Two missiles hit the same spot, Ukrainian authorities said, killing some rescuers who had responded to the first attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/world/europe/ukraine-russia-odesa-missile-strikes.html

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Macron and Scholz Meet, Looking to Patch Up Differences on Ukraine

New York Times The leaders of France and Germany will try to heal an increasingly public rift over their approach to the war, and hold talks alongside Poland’s prime minister on support for Kyiv. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/world/europe/macron-ukraine-war-support-eu.html

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This Treasure Hunter’s Latest Find? A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword.

New York Times Trevor Penny was magnet fishing in an English waterway near Oxford when he pulled out a rusty sword. Experts say it’s a Viking sword that is probably more than 1,000 years old. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/world/europe/viking-sword-found-uk-river.html

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As Putin Pitches His Vision, Voters Avert Their Gaze From the War

New York Times Vladimir V. Putin, casting himself as the only leader able to end the war in Ukraine, is all but assured another term in a rubber-stamp election this weekend. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/world/europe/russia-election.html

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