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Has anyone outside politics – the people some politicians, among themselves, call ‘civilians’ – had such an effect on the ...

From a fabled punk band to a trashy art exhibit, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.

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Like Czar Nicholas II ... The negative strategic effects for Russia and Russians would last for generations—just ask the Germans. The million-ruble question is whether Putin’s entourage ...

Russia’s Gazprom said it will pump a reduced volume of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday, the last day before the expiry of a deal that had kept the gas flowing throughout nearly three years ...