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What to know about the new gender rules for US passports
New York Times, Published on 08/11/2025
» NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Donald Trump administration to stop issuing passports that reflect the gender identity of transgender, nonbinary and intersex Americans.
She was a child Instagram influencer. Her fans were grown men.
New York Times, Published on 14/11/2024
» NEW YORK — For her 18th birthday in March, "Jacky Dejo," a snowboarder, bikini model and child influencer turned social media entrepreneur, celebrated on the secluded island of Dominica.
Protest against Covid-19 lockdown after fire kills 10 in Xinjiang
New York Times, Published on 26/11/2022
» A deadly fire in an apartment building in China’s far western region of Xinjiang set off an outpouring of anger online and street protest in the region’s capital Friday, with residents calling for the lifting of lockdowns that have confined many to their homes for more than three months.
Video reveals how Russian mercenaries recruit inmates for Ukraine war
New York Times, Published on 17/09/2022
» In a video that emerged Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary outfit known as the Wagner Group is seen promising convicts release from prison in return for a six-month combat tour in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Americans to be allowed to mark gender as ‘X’ on passports
New York Times, Published on 31/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden administration Thursday announced several measures intended to make federal forms of identification, applications for federal programs and travel documents more inclusive for Americans who identify as transgender or nonbinary, or who otherwise do not conform to traditional gender roles.
India executes four for 2012 bus rape, murder
New York Times, Published on 20/03/2020
» NEW DELHI: India brought a gruesome and infamous rape case to a close Friday morning, hanging four men who had been convicted of raping and murdering a young woman on a moving bus in 2012, jail officials said.
Banksy: Shredding prank misfired
New York Times, Published on 19/10/2018
» As the $1.4-million artwork began passing through a shredder hidden in its frame, gasps were heard in the auction room. About halfway through, the shredding suddenly stopped, and the top portion of "Girl With Balloon” seemed to have been saved.
Boracay, idyllic Philippines resort island, is closed to tourists
New York Times, Published on 05/04/2018
» A Philippine island that became famous for the white sand beaches and coral reefs that made it a haven for travellers, and then for the rapid development and pollution that threatened its idyllic shores, has been ordered closed to tourists for six months.