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"Not a victim." Asian American elders stand resilient in the wake of hateful violence
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The Lijiang Old Town in Yunnan province, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, has long been a popular escape destination for China’s city dwellers. And several new luxury hotels work to highlight the region’s natural beautyhttps://ti.me/3kIPMVO
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"Tsar Nicolas II thought vodka was hurting Russians—but banning it helped destroy his empire"
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Climate, not conflict. Madagascar's famine is the first in modern history to be solely caused by global warming
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The most extensive coral-regeneration project in the Maldives can be found at the eco-friendly favorite Velaa Private Island. And in 2022, construction begins on a pioneering floating city, created to stave off rising sea levels
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Myanmar's top swimmer boycotts the Olympics to protest the military coup—and says the International Olympic Committee must stop hiding behind neutrality
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Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked thousands of iPhones worldwide. Here’s what to know
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Osaka bursts with youthful energy. For the design-savvy, the first W Hotel in Japan opened in Osaka this year. Another much lauded (and colorful) opening: the world’s first Super Nintendo World, an addition to Universal Studios Japan
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How COVID-19 long haulers could change the U.S. disability benefits system
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“In a 68,000-seat stadium, there were only 900 spectators.”
TIME’s @seanmgregory describes the eerily quiet #Tokyo2020 Olympics opening ceremony, the 7th ceremony he’s covered.
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Review: "The Last Letter From Your Lover" falters often, but its illicit romance and gorgeous costumes go straight to the pleasure zone
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“Any sort of stain of repression or crimes against humanity does not belong at the Olympic Games.”
Myanmar’s top swimmer is boycotting the Games to protest the military coup—and says the International Olympic Committee must stop hiding behind neutrality
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"To the extent that we get any enjoyment or inspiration out of the next two weeks in Tokyo, it will be a credit not to the bureaucrats or the corporate sponsors or the IOC, but to the athletes," writes @judyberman
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In her book "The Sum of Us," Heather McGhee explains that racism actually costs all Americans, by allowing wealthy conservatives to take away resources from all of us
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"'Val' is a portrait of an actor who poured his all into his work," writes @szacharek. "Only now can he see what it amounts to, and find some vindication in the truth that it was worth defending all along"
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Meet the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team for Tokyo
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"In their faces, we see the long journeys of revered grandparents, aunts, uncles, mothers and fathers who have struggled and sacrificed for future generations," writes @HelenZiaReal
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‘It’s about creating equity.’ The significance of German gymnasts' full-length unitards at the Tokyo Olympics
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