William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80 (wapo.st)
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Three journalists who were sentenced to years in prison after writing about corruption and abuse of power in Morocco were released Monday after receiving pardons from King Mohammed VI....
President Nicolás Maduro’s government ejected seven diplomatic missions from countries that condemned his claim of victory, which he made despite reports of fraud.
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[alt text: an illustration of Jarl Balgruuf the Greater from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, in which the Jarl appears to have been woken up very early in the morning. There is text on screen in the style of the dialogue options in Skyrim, which says, “I need your help. I need to trap a dragon in your palace.”]
Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It shattered the opening record for R-rated films previously held by the first “Deadpool” ($132 million) and notched a spot in the...
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‘may’ is my most despised headline word. This article sounds like they may be onto something in mice trials anyway.
While most European countries firmly back Ukraine, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seen as having comparatively close ties to Russia, prompting a war of words with Poland....