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‘A Hymn to Life’ Review: Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Is a Powerfully Written Feminist Manifesto

NYT Europe Feb 15, 2026

With matter-of-fact precision, “A Hymn to Life” powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband’s sex crimes, and the rallying cry that followed.

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Will A.I. Kill Translation Jobs?

New York Times Feb 15, 2026

Popular paperbacks are being translated with the help of machines, raising anxiety among professionals in the field.

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How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

New York Times Feb 15, 2026

Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco.

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Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but they made it clear that the trans-Atlantic rift remained.

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Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

People protesting the Iranian government gathered near the security conference in Munich, as well as in other cities. More U.S.-Iran talks are expected Tuesday.

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No miracle, but Denmark gives U.S. a fight.

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

The Americans trailed Denmark after one period, but fought back to cruise to a 6-3 victory.

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Scotty James Is Edged Out by Yuto Totsuka of Japan in the Halfpipe.

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

Scotty James of Australia laid down a strong run, but was outdone by Japan’s Yuto Totsuka.

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Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

The toxin was found in the body of the Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, who died in prison two years ago, five governments said, challenging Russia’s official account.

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In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.

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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years.

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Europe’s Reaction to Rubio: Relief, Up to a Point

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.

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Here’s the latest.

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

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Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

The lawyer for the former prime minister claimed he had lost 85 percent of the vision in his right eye because of delayed treatment in prison.

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After Mass Shooting, the Town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia Is Forever Changed

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

The mass shooting in the remote British Columbia mining town has shocked and saddened the nation.

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The Sea Took Her Prosthetic Leg. Months Later, It Gave It Back.

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.

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Open Road

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

On Valentine’s Day, consider the ways in which we’re sticking to established paths — and the places where we yearn to deviate.

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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.

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Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio,’ ‘Pelicot Trial’ and More Theater of the Real

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

Milo Rau’s examination of the infamous broadcast that preceded the Rwandan genocide is onstage now. Two other works, including “The Pelicot Trial,” arrive in March.

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Zelensky rules out holding elections until there is a cease-fire with Russia.

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

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In Munich, Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

In his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced some far-right ideas, but his diplomatic tone came as a relief to the audience.

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Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance, and of family.

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