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Daniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72

His tales of violence and squalor in his native Ozarks had the timeless quality of fables and inspired several movies.

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Daniel Woodrell in 2007. “He writes high Greek tragedy about low people, and he never panders or looks down on the people he writes about,” the writer Dennis Lehane said.
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Trump’s New American Empire Won’t Last Forever

Latin Americans have proved surprisingly acquiescent to U.S. aggression — but that won’t last forever.

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The guided-missile destroyer Sampson near the entrance to the Panama Canal in September, part of the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean.
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Tom Stoppard Wrote Dialogue for Indiana Jones and Obi-Wan Kenobi

The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he was also a prolific script doctor who worked with filmmakers like Steven Spielberg.

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Sean Connery, left, and Harrison Ford during the motorcycle chase scene from the film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”
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Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials met with a Ukrainian delegation that was without Andriy Yermak, who resigned as chief of staff to Ukraine’s president on Friday.

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From left: Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, during a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The talks were headed by Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, center right.
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Two Retail Chiefs Take Stock of a Make-or-Break Holiday Shopping Season

The leaders of Nordstrom and Selfridges are dealing with tariffs, a tough economy and a fight for relevance.

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Pete Nordstrom, left, outside the Nordstrom flagship store in Manhattan and André Maeder inside the London flagship Selfridges department store.
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Remembering WW2 Camps, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.

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Nicole Suzuki, left, and Amy Oba drive around the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles looking for immigration agents.
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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.

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Pope Leo XIV arriving in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday.
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The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s president to pardon him preemptively, before any verdicts were reached in his corruption cases. Here’s what to know about his trial.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem, in November.
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Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime

Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.

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Representative Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, raised concerns about the recent operations in the Caribbean.
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The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills

Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

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Some residents in Hogansville, Ga., worry a data center may soon be built near their town, further raising energy costs.
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