Synagogue Attack Increases Pressure on Starmer in the U.K.

The prime minister vowed to rid the Labour Party of antisemitism. But a competing political reality, activist anger over the war in Gaza, has complicated that effort.

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Why Brittle Bones Aren’t Just a Woman’s Problem

More men are now living long enough to develop osteoporosis. But few are aware of the risk, and fewer still are screened and treated.

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Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?

Ms. Takaichi would be Japan’s first female prime minister in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power.

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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94

A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.

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Your Wealthiest Friend Has a Private Concierge

The services, which can cost more than $50,000 a year, make impossible dinner reservations and finagle special treatment. In certain circles, they’ve become a common luxury.

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Discount Airlines Like Spirit and Frontier Changed Flying. Now They’re in Trouble.

Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.

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The Interview: Senator Alex Padilla Says His Viral Moment Was a Sign of Things to Come

The California politician on his “wake-up call” at an earlier moment of political upheaval, and the one he’s experiencing today.

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When Attacks on Free Speech Come From Left and Right

Readers respond to a column by Bret Stephens pointing out examples.

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The Problem Lurking Beneath the Church-and-State Debates in Texas

What exactly is religion, anyway?

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Stonewall National Museum Chronicling L.G.B.T.Q. History Faces Deep Cuts

The Fort Lauderdale museum, one of the country’s oldest L.G.B.T.Q. institutions, is looking to its rich archives for lessons in how to survive a crisis. Here’s a look inside its collection.

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