For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted

After a report found racial bias in traffic enforcement, state troopers were warned by a union leader that “every stop” would be scrutinized. They started making fewer.

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At Daniel Penny’s Trial, the Moment May Matter as Much as the Evidence

Jordan Neely’s death on the subway would once have prompted persistent protests. But when it comes to the perception of threat, context is everything.

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How A Princeton Professor’s Home Renovation Project Is Fighting Climate Change

Forrest Meggers, a professor at Princeton University, has turned his home into a live-in laboratory that pushes the boundaries of sustainability.

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Syrians Mourn All They Have Lost, Even as They Celebrate

Thoughts of loved ones dead or missing complicate joyous relief at the prospect of an end to the rule of Bashar al-Assad.

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Syria Live Updates: Rebels Declare Damascus Free of al-Assad

After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels appeared to control Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top official in President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Mr. al-Assad’s location was unclear.

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She Sued Over Transgender ‘Conversion Therapy,’ a First for China

Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.

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Ruby Slippers From ‘Wizard of Oz’ Sell for $28 Million at Auction

The slippers, worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” were stolen from the museum that bears her name in 2005 before investigators recovered them in 2018.

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Miho Nakayama, Japanese Music and Movie Star, Dies at 54

A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress.

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U.S. Spy Agencies Monitor Chemical Weapons Storage Sites, Fearing Use in Syria

But aides to President Biden have made clear that the United States has no intention of intervening in support of either President Bashar al-Assad or the rebels.

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South Korea’s Ex-Defense Chief Is Detained Over Martial Law Episode

Prosecutors are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol and his followers committed insurrection when they briefly put South Korea under martial law.

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