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Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to U.S. Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game.

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Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a soccer referee who had planned to officiate at the World Cup, arriving back in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday.
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SpaceX IPO: What You Need to Know

As the company prepares for its stock market debut, here’s what the initial public offering means for banks, Elon Musk and everyday investors.

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Shares of SpaceX are expected to start trading on Friday.
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Forget Coders. The Real A.I. Threat Is in the Back Office.

As artificial intelligence spreads, millions of middle-class jobs in human resources, billing and payroll could be at risk. Most are held by women.

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Pope Leo Is Blessing the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. To Some, the Church Is a Curse.

The pontiff will offer a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking down their homes.

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The basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, this month.
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‘Clumsy Diplomacy’: Inside the U.S.-Kenya Feud Over an Ebola Camp

Hundreds of Kenyans have marched through the streets to oppose a quarantine facility that would be reserved exclusively for American patients.

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Protesters confronting Kenyan police officers at a demonstration against a U.S. Ebola quarantine facility in Nanyuki on Tuesday.
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Stray Drones Are Setting Off Alarms in Europe, and the U.S. Deports a World Cup Referee

Plus, why Americans are clamoring for European sunscreen.

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Ukraine has been sending swarms of drones to hit Russian ports, oil terminals and other facilities on the Baltic Sea — but some have veered off course en route.
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On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away

Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.

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Iraqi soccer player Aymen Hussein, pictured in a mural near Baghdad wearing his No. 18 jersey, was temporarily detained by U.S. immigration officials before being allowed to enter the country for the World Cup.
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The White House Panic Over the Epstein Files: Six Takeaways From the New York Times Investigation

Senior officials clashed in a series of meetings as they struggled to manage a crisis over the president’s refusal to release the documents.

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Protesters at the White House last July.
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The Knicks Are Hogging the Spotlight. Spurs Fans Aren’t Impressed.

As New York basks in the attention of a long-awaited N.B.A. finals run, many San Antonians say the Spurs, and the city they represent, are being underestimated.

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Spurs fans at an outdoor watch party at The Pearl for Game 3 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.
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The Battle for the Senate Could Come Down to Hopes and Fears in Maine

Graham Platner’s primary victory in Maine sets up a high-stakes contest between an insurgent progressive with political baggage and a battle-tested but vulnerable Republican senator.

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Graham Platner will face Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Republican, in a general election in Maine that is seen as central to the fight for Senate control.
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Argentina’s World Cup Sticker Albums Are a Low-Tech Craze Immune to the Digital Revolution

World Cup sticker albums have captivated children and adults in Argentina, in a collecting fever that seems immune to the digital revolution.

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People exchanging World Cup stickers in Buenos Aires last month.
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Life Inside an ICE Detention Facility

For days protesters have been clashing with law enforcement over conditions at an ICE detention facility in New Jersey. Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz explains how these complaints persist across the country, and takes a closer look at the problems documented at one facility in Louisiana.
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A Twist in Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is ‘Really Hurting the Russians’

Midrange attacks, using upgraded drones that Ukraine produces in huge numbers, are causing fuel shortages and complicating troop rotations.

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Soldiers preparing to launch drones at a targets in Russia from an undisclosed location in Ukraine last month.
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How Quiet Oman Landed Itself in Trump’s Cross Hairs

As the Iran war drags on, Oman — a U.S. ally and mediator with Iran — has found itself at odds with the Trump administration and some of its own neighbors.

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Fishing in Muscat, Oman, in February, before the war between the United States, Israel and Iran started.
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