The baguette’s creation is the source of many urban legends: Napoleon’s bakers supposedly created it as a lighter and more portable loaf for the troops;
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Brenden Aaronson Won Over Leeds. Can He Win at the World Cup?
In a victory at Liverpool in October that most likely saved his manager’s job, for example, Leeds not only ran more than any team had
Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums
DOHA, Qatar — Beer is out at World Cup stadiums. In an abrupt about-face, Qatari officials have decided that the only drinks that will be
Our Changing World: The Climate Crisis in Pictures
Nov. 8, 2022 Climate change does not lend itself to easy documentation. Like nature itself, it can move slowly. Change can come in increments, and
Qatar Offered Fans Free World Cup Trips. But There Was a Catch.
Organizers are providing travel and tickets to hundreds of fans of the participating teams. But only if they promise not to criticize Qatar, and to
World Cup Worries Mount With 100 Days (Give or Take) to Go
How the tournament — with more than one million visitors expected to visit — will be secured also still has not been articulated. Qatar has
FIFA Proposes Late Changes to Qatar World Cup Schedule
Qatar has had 12 years to plan for the World Cup. Now, with the first games of the tournament just over 100 days away and
Ukrainian Grandmaster Bids to Unseat Russian Head of World Chess Body
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s war against Ukraine has permeated even the seemingly sedate world of chess, where a Ukrainian grandmaster is bidding to unseat the
To Slow World Hunger, It Will Take More Than Ukrainian Grain Exports
NAIROBI, Kenya — In the Horn of Africa, villagers trek for days across dust-blown wastelands to escape drought-induced famine. In cities from Syria to Central
Geling Yan Says a Movie Fails to Credit Her. The Film World Shrugs.
In 2018, as a celebrated Chinese director prepared to film a movie, his team sent the novelist Geling Yan a 33-page script with her name