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Alfa Anderson, Singer With Chic, Dies at 78

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Amanda Holpuch
She sang the famous refrain “Le freak, c’est chic,” on one of disco’s biggest hits and was a sought-after vocalist for many prominent artists.

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Alfa Anderson, who sang Chic’s “At Last I Am Free” and “I Want Your Love.”

A Canceled Vote in Romania Hands Russia a Propaganda Coup

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Andrew Higgins
Many in the West have applauded the annulling of the first round of the presidential election, won by a Moscow-friendly candidate, but even his critics say it raises troubling questions about Romanian democracy.

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A polling station in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, on Oct. 24, the first round of presidential elections.

Could One Phone Call Lead to the 28th Amendment?

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Michael Barbaro， Annie Karni， Carlos Prieto， Luke Vander Ploeg， Clare Toeniskoetter， Michael Simon Johnson， Patricia Willens， Paige Cowett， Marion Lozano， Chris Wood and Alyssa Moxley
How President Biden could transform women’s rights and rescue his legacy with just a ring.

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Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment rallied outside the Capitol in Washington this month.

Sending Troops to Help Russia Was North Korea’s Idea, U.S. Officials Say

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Julian E. Barnes and Michael Schwirtz
North Korean troops have now entered Russia’s war with Ukraine in a major way, and some have been killed, Western officials say.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in a photograph provided by North Korean state media. Mr. Kim has sent at least 10,000 troops to Russia, according to Ukrainian and Western estimates.

Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions

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Aishvarya Kavi
Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on federal death row.

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President Biden said the commutations were consistent with the standard he has imposed for halting executions “in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”

Trump and Biden, Make the Hostages Your Priority

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Keren Munder
I was held captive in Gaza. Healing will only happen when all the captives have been brought home.

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A bird flies in front of contrails in the sky above Jerusalem, formed in the shape of a ribbon representing the plight of the hostages taken on Oct. 7 still held in Gaza.
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