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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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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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Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.

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Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs

NYT Europe Feb 14, 2026

On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction.

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Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

More than a year into a cease-fire, the mechanical whir of Israeli drones above the Lebanese capital is a reminder that, in many ways, the war never really ended.

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New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

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How Peter Biar Ajak, a Sudanese Peace Activist, Was Caught Plotting a Coup

New York Times Feb 14, 2026

Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.

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Judge Orders U.S. to Facilitate Return of College Student Who Was Deported in Error

NYT USA Feb 14, 2026

A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.

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First U.S. Troops Land in Nigeria for Trump-Led Christian Mission

New York Times Feb 13, 2026

The deployment follows months of escalating pressure from President Trump on the African nation, including a surprise missile strike on Christmas Day.

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Ilia Malinin’s catastrophic free skate: ‘I blew it.’

New York Times Feb 13, 2026

Malinin, the heavy favorite to win gold, fell twice during his final routine and finished 8th.

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Live Updates: Macron Insists Europe Remains Central to Global Stability

New York Times Feb 13, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, stressed European “fortitude.” Earlier, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany criticized President Trump’s rapid reorientation of U.S. foreign policy.

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