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Calls are growing in Slovakia for political parties to suspend campaigning for the European Union elections, just three weeks away, in the wake of the assassination attempt on the prime minister in the sharply polarized country.The president-elect of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, and others say the step is necessary to avoid further inflammatory political discourse, which has escalated further since the shooting that left Prime Minister Robert Fico badly wounded. At least one party, the opposition Progress Slovakia party, said it would immediately suspend its campaign, to help “end the spiral of attacks and blame.”The local news media reported that another…

Catching is a family tradition, so when Red Sox backstop Reese McGuire was 8 or 9 years old, he recalls spending Christmas in the backyard testing out his new catching gear. As he crouched on the grass, baseball rolling off his forearm, his grandfather told him, “It takes a tough kid to be a catcher. You’ve got to enjoy the bruises.””I think we were all a little crazy to get back out there,” said Diamondbacks catcher Tucker Barnhart, who has spent the past 11 seasons hunkering down behind home plate as a target.Catching a ball is not for the faint…

For four days in early May, Indigenous fashion designers, models and artisans from across North America came to Santa Fe, N.M., for Native Fashion Week.The event, new this year, included runway shows, panel discussions, pop-up shops and, of course, parties. It was put on by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, the longtime organizer of the Indian Market, a popular showcase of Indigenous-made goods in Santa Fe.The style outside and inside the city’s Community Convention Center, where much of Native Fashion Week took place, reflected the diversity of its participants — a group with a growing presence in the American…

Inflation euphoria goes global Stocks in Asia and parts of Europe rose on Thursday as investors bet that new data showing inflation easing would finally persuade central bankers to lower interest rates from multidecade highs. The rally has pushed stock indexes on both sides of the Atlantic into record territory.Another test comes on Thursday when Walmart, a bellwether for U.S. consumer sentiment, reports quarterly results.The market moves follow Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report, which came in better than expected. The data showed that so-called core inflation, which strips out volatile food and fuel costs, rose by 3.6 percent on an…

For the past year and a half since ChatGPT was released, a scary question has hovered over the heads of major online publishers: What if Google decides to overhaul its core search engine to feature generative artificial intelligence more prominently — and breaks our business in the process?The question speaks to one of the most fragile dependencies in today’s online media ecosystem.Most big publishers, including The New York Times, receive a significant chunk of traffic from people going to Google, searching for something and clicking on articles about it. That traffic, in turn, allows publishers to sell ads and subscriptions,…

Few looks are as distinctive as Amy Winehouse’s was. The singer’s sweeping eyeliner, tottering heels and disheveled beehive are still instantly recognizable, 13 years after her death.In the new biopic “Back to Black,” Marisa Abela plays the star from the beginning of her music career until her final days. She wears mini skirts with girlish ruffles and small kitten heels to begin with, before adopting her distinctive pinup aesthetic as she dives deeper into the music industry and her self-destructive habits.The film takes its title from Winehouse’s second album, and “when we get to ‘Back to Black’ Amy, it’s more…

Israeli tank fire killed five of Israel’s own soldiers in Gaza, a military spokesman said on Thursday, in the latest incident of so-called friendly fire since Israel invaded the enclave in October.Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said at a news briefing that the men had been killed by tank fire on Wednesday as they were fighting in a densely populated area of the territory.“There was an incident of friendly fire — five soldiers were killed,” he said, adding, “The incident is under review.”The Jerusalem Post reported that the men had been killed in Gaza City…

Michael Cohen faced Trump’s lawyersThe testimony from Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer, is a linchpin in the Manhattan case against the former president. Here’s the latest.Yesterday, Cohen returned to the stand. Lawyers for the Manhattan district attorney’s office have told the judge that he will be their last witness. On the stand, Cohen described to jurors a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels as an effort to influence the 2016 election “on behalf of Mr. Trump.”After that, he faced Trump’s legal team. In a barrage of questions, they sought to portray Cohen as an opportunist. Trump’s lead lawyer, Todd Blanche,…

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker mentioned Pride Month in his commencement speech at Benedictine College, with events in June demonstrating inclusivity and support for the LGBTQ+ community. As an example of “mortal sin,” he advocated a more conservative brand of Catholicism.”Not the kind of deadly sinful pride that takes a whole month to commemorate, but a true God-centered pride that works with the Holy Spirit to glorify Him,” Butke said.Butker spoke for more than 20 minutes to students at Atchison Catholic School in Kansas, saying he hoped the graduating class would prevent political leaders from interfering in social issues…

“The Five Minute Journal” rode a wave of new emphasis on self-improvement and mindfulness, but it has helped create it, too. Now there are journals and workbooks for almost every conceivable mental health need or psychological philosophy: There’s “The Anti-Anxiety Notebook,” for adherents of cognitive behavioral therapy, or “The Shadow Work Journal,” for exploring emotional wounds. In December, Apple rolled out a dedicated journal app for the iPhone.The hype has turned Alex and Mimi Ikonn, the London-based couple behind “The Five Minute Journal,” into unlikely publishing juggernauts. Under their brand Intelligent Change, they also sell a $30 deck of “mindful…