Pierre Boulez at 100: What Is His Legacy Today?

The legacy of this composer and conductor may not be in his rarely performed works, but in how we think about music itself.

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An Explosive Clock Is Ticking on Iran and Its Nuclear Program

Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.

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At 90, Wole Soyinka Revisits His Younger, More Optimistic Self

With the Off Broadway debut of his 1958 play “The Swamp Dwellers,” the Nigerian Nobel laureate looks back on the writer he was when he was starting out.

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How to Stay Safe if You’re Traveling and an Earthquake Strikes

Many popular vacation destinations, like California, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand and the Caribbean are in active quake zones. Here are tips for staying safe.

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With Trump’s Return, Netanyahu Faces Fewer Restraints On Gaza Than Ever

On the war, President Trump is more aligned than his predecessor with the aims of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his right-wing coalition.

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Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump

For over 40 years, Capt. Efrain Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.

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Is Trump Having a Liz Truss Moment?

Ms. Truss, Britain’s prime minister for 44 days, was forced out after her radical policies caused a market meltdown. But there are some key differences with President Trump.

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Israel’s Supreme Court Considers Netanyahu’s Attempt to Fire Spy Chief

The hearing on the move opened with unruly scenes, as hecklers forced judges to pause the proceedings before resuming them without a public audience.

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The Lab Racing to Find Out What Microplastics Are Doing to Our Bodies

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.

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Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired

In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.

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