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Lukashenko Jailed Her in Belarus, but She Wants the World to Talk to Him

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Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five years. Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five years.

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Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction?

Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction? Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments. Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments. Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments.

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Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction?

Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments. Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments.

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What the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Learned From a Firing

What the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Learned From a Firing Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed.

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What the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Learned From a Firing

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed.

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A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President

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March 20, 2026

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A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President

In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another. In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another.

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