By MARK LANDLER and MARK MAZZETTI
- The Obama administration desperately wants a cease-fire that would halt the bombing of Aleppo.
- But its overall approach is largely stalled, in part because of scant attention on the campaign trail.
Mother Teresa Is Made a Saint by Pope Francis
The canonization on Sunday morning honors a lifetime working with “the poorest of the poor,” first in the slums of Kolkata, India, and then in other parts of the world.
Sarkozy Mounts What He Hopes Is a Comeback in France
In most other political systems he would be a has-been. Yet in a France under terrorist threat, Nicolas Sarkozy may be the man of the moment in a presidential race.
Where Has Hillary Clinton Been? Ask the Ultrarich
Mrs. Clinton’s bid seems to amount to a series of high-dollar fund-raisers with public events added to the schedule when they can be fit in.
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Storm Lurks Off East Coast, Disrupting Holiday Weekend
The powerful post-tropical cyclone Hermine was hundreds of miles from the shoreline, and becoming less of a threat after it moved farther east. But the storm still prompted emergency declarations and wide disruptions.
Coastline Flooding, Caused by Global Warming, Has Begun
Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical.
Hollywood’s Summer: Megahits, Superflops and Little Else
As the industry searches for answers, some point to the loss of an underappreciated figure: the ticket buyer who treks to the theater more for the experience than for the movie itself.
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Stifling Higher Learning for Hasidic Women in Brooklyn
A letter from the United Talmudic Academy meant for girls entering the 12th grade, and their parents, stated that they “shouldn’t God forbid take a degree which is according to our sages, dangerous and damaging.”
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