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On the surface, Chelsea’s victory against Rennes in the Champions League a few weeks ago was just another of those disposable, check-box exercises that litter the group stages of the competition. Chelsea, the heavy favorite — the team with superior
The conventional wisdom is that the special relationship between Washington and London will suffer a blow under President-elect Joe Biden. But that needn’t happen. In the phone call between Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, both leaders expressed a
This story, plus Vox founder goes to New York Times, the Ad Council prepares for a COVID-19 vaccine campaign and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top StoriesNov 21, 2020Trump appointee unconstitutionally interfered with VOA, judge rulesDavid Folkenflik / NPRNov
FIFA on Monday banned the top official in African soccer from the sport for five years, upending the leadership of one of its six regional confederations only months before a presidential election and offering a new reminder that corruption continues
Global The pair are prophets who came to embody their countries’ stories and, crucially, changed those stories. John Downing / Getty / Pete Souza / The White House At first glance, Margaret Thatcher and
Summary Disputed nuclear activities, regional proxy wars, and a regime built on discrimination against women and other marginalized groups: Iran hardly seems like a policy field that would be amenable to a feminist approach. Yet this is precisely what the
Summary Access to cross-border data for the state’s law-and-order-related functions is an integral piece of the law enforcement puzzle. State agencies’ ability to access data for such purposes is, however, shaped not only by domestic laws and practices but also
Bruno Barbey, a French photographer for the Magnum Photos agency who produced powerful, empathetic work in war zones as well as in peacetime, died on Nov. 9 in Orbais‑l’Abbaye, in northeastern France. He was 79.His wife, Caroline Thiénot-Barbey, said the
The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high Monday as investors embraced news of another breakthrough in the effort to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine to attack the global coronavirus pandemic. The bellwether Dow Jones Industrial
MOSCOW — A pro-European reformer has won the presidency of Moldova — defeating her Moscow-backed opponent in a second-round vote that centered around the economy, corruption, and what course the small, one-time Soviet republic would choose in the tug and