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Eight days to confront your childhood: The Hoffman Method, extreme therapy with a cult following among the rich and famous
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Eight days to confront your childhood: The Hoffman Method, extreme therapy with a cult following among the rich and famous

The retreat promises ‘total reconnection’ in one week. Its proponents speak of catharsis; its detractors, of a too-abrupt journey into one’s own wounds

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Captain Cook was cooked, but not eaten
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Captain Cook was cooked, but not eaten

A remarkable new book about the navigator, ‘Wide, Wide Sea’ by Hampton Sides, traces the adventurer’s third voyage and its fateful conclusion

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The cost of living and housing in China is forcing young people to move out of megacities
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The cost of living and housing in China is forcing young people to move out of megacities

Tired of the hyper-competitiveness of metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai, a new generation is beginning to move to cities like Chengdu and Changsha

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Gastronomy in the times of Gaza
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Gastronomy in the times of Gaza

In such a bleak present, food can matter, especially if we consider the social implications of eating

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Leonie von Ungern-Sternberg, baroness and TikToker: ‘Belonging to the aristocracy means nothing. They can take everything from you, except what’s in your head’
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Leonie von Ungern-Sternberg, baroness and TikToker: ‘Belonging to the aristocracy means nothing. They can take everything from you, except what’s in your head’

The 29-year-old aristocrat shares the daily life of a ‘modern baroness’ and her family’s complex history with her thousands of TikTok followers

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Eduardo Padrón: ‘What is happening to immigrants in the US is unacceptable and shows a lack of respect for human dignity’
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Eduardo Padrón: ‘What is happening to immigrants in the US is unacceptable and shows a lack of respect for human dignity’

The Cuban-American academic and president emeritus of Miami Dade College joins a public campaign denouncing Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ immigration policies

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The long road of libertarians in Latin America: from think tanks to the halls of power
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The long road of libertarians in Latin America: from think tanks to the halls of power

Argentinean journalist Soledad Vallejos’ new book explores the path of organizations that began to promote liberal ideals decades ago, and now represent the new right and far right

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Milei and his ‘financial freedom’: This is how the logic of economic cruelty works
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Milei and his ‘financial freedom’: This is how the logic of economic cruelty works

The president of Argentina has continued implementing his austerity measures. This, after the congressional elections, which were marked by blackmail from Donald Trump, who conditioned the promise of...

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Maduro and Trump spoke last week, according to The New York Times
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Maduro and Trump spoke last week, according to The New York Times

The phone conversation took place amid the military escalation and, according to the newspaper, opens the door to a diplomatic path that contrasts with the drug trafficking accusations

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Yony Hung, who delighted New Yorkers with his Venezuelan-Chinese fried rice, opens restaurant in Madrid
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Yony Hung, who delighted New Yorkers with his Venezuelan-Chinese fried rice, opens restaurant in Madrid

The 22-year-old became a social media sensation, with long lines of customers coming daily to buy his rice from the back of his car. Now ‘El Chino Venezolano’ has opened a business in the trendy Malas...

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‘Wicked’ and the controversial practice of splitting a film into two: ‘It’s like releasing the same thing twice’
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‘Wicked’ and the controversial practice of splitting a film into two: ‘It’s like releasing the same thing twice’

Releasing two movies for the price of one is the industry’s big strategy for milking franchises, even if some might feel cheated

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The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
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The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing

One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...

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Dmitry Muratov, Russian journalist: ‘Putin has made a mockery of European politicians’
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Dmitry Muratov, Russian journalist: ‘Putin has made a mockery of European politicians’

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate calls for rebuilding journalism in a world that ‘no longer believes in the truth’ and criticizes Europe for neglecting human rights in Russia in exchange for oil an...

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Julie K. Brown, the journalist who brought down Epstein: ‘I fear the Trump administration will try to cover up for powerful men’
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Julie K. Brown, the journalist who brought down Epstein: ‘I fear the Trump administration will try to cover up for powerful men’

The reporter talked to EL PAÍS about the imminent release of the case files against the pedophile and his connections to power. ‘Ghislaine Maxwell thinks she’s going to be pardoned’

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Westlife’s comeback: The boy band that overcame bankruptcy, mental health struggles and fading from the spotlight
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Westlife’s comeback: The boy band that overcame bankruptcy, mental health struggles and fading from the spotlight

After more than a decade of musical obscurity, Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, and Kian Egan are celebrating 25 years of their career with a new album and European tour

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Libraries become the last refuge for Washington’s homeless
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Libraries become the last refuge for Washington’s homeless

Faced with Trump’s order to remove encampments in the city and the growing presence of the National Guard, they are the only public space where people can take stay during the day without being forced...

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The controversial history of Raúl Rocha, the Miss Universe owner under investigation for links to organized crime
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The controversial history of Raúl Rocha, the Miss Universe owner under investigation for links to organized crime

The businessman, whose interests include the import and export of hydrocarbons, is wanted by the Attorney General’s Office for a fuel and arms trafficking scheme originating in Guatemala, where he ser...

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Alejandro Gertz: Mexico’s attorney general becomes an ambassador at 86
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Alejandro Gertz: Mexico’s attorney general becomes an ambassador at 86

The veteran politician resigns from the office two years before the end of his term, leaving Claudia Sheinbaum free to complete her security cabinet

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Argentine soccer’s credibility battered by suspicions of corruption, biased refereeing, and controversial trophy awards
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Argentine soccer’s credibility battered by suspicions of corruption, biased refereeing, and controversial trophy awards

The latest decisions by the president of the AFA, Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, have been met with a backlash by fans

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Honduras’ ruling party says Trump’s support for conservatives may backfire: ‘It’s a blow to the right’
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Honduras’ ruling party says Trump’s support for conservatives may backfire: ‘It’s a blow to the right’

Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Torres warned during a meeting that unrest could erupt if the ruling party loses and Washington recognizes an opposition victory

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National Guard shooting reignites the debate over immigration and troop deployment
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National Guard shooting reignites the debate over immigration and troop deployment

President Trump has ordered stricter immigration policies and deployed 500 more soldiers to Washington

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Trump says the US will begin arresting Venezuelan drug traffickers by land ‘very soon’
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Trump says the US will begin arresting Venezuelan drug traffickers by land ‘very soon’

The Republican discussed the next step following the extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean: ‘We warned them. Stop sending poison to our country’

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Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization
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Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization

A study shows that the order in which platforms like X display content to their users affects their animosity towards other ideological groups

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Giuliano da Empoli: ‘The key to Trump’s success is moving fast and spectacularly, even when he contradicts himself’
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Giuliano da Empoli: ‘The key to Trump’s success is moving fast and spectacularly, even when he contradicts himself’

The Italian thinker, speaking at a breakfast organized by the World In Progress forum, an initiative of PRISA, called for Europe to challenge the power of tech companies

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Creators of highly anticipated ‘Zootopia 2′: ‘We always knew we wanted to return to that world’
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Creators of highly anticipated ‘Zootopia 2′: ‘We always knew we wanted to return to that world’

Disney’s first installment grossed over $1 billion in 2016. The sequel sticks to the successful formula of funny and heartwarming moments, while introducing some new characters

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Torture, bloodshed and despair: Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in El Fasher, Sudan
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Torture, bloodshed and despair: Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in El Fasher, Sudan

Since paramilitaries took over the city most civilians have been unable to flee, and the testimonies and evidence gathered suggest that killings, rapes, and looting are being perpetrated on a massive...

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WhatsApp and the scam targeting Latinos in the US: Unrealistic discounts, giveaways and fake stores
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WhatsApp and the scam targeting Latinos in the US: Unrealistic discounts, giveaways and fake stores

A study has analyzed 3,300 Spanish-speaking groups on the world’s most popular instant messaging application

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Gabriela Cuevas: ‘Today we complain about potholes, but during the 1986 World Cup, half the city was devastated by the earthquake’
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Gabriela Cuevas: ‘Today we complain about potholes, but during the 1986 World Cup, half the city was devastated by the earthquake’

Mexico’s tournament representative affirms that the country will not be overshadowed by the United States in the 2026 edition

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From kitsch to organized crime: Miss Universe controversy uncovers a network of drug trafficking, weapons, and fuel theft
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From kitsch to organized crime: Miss Universe controversy uncovers a network of drug trafficking, weapons, and fuel theft

Raúl Rocha, the president of the beauty pageant, has in one week gone from being accused of rigging the prize in favor of the Mexican winner to being pursued for leading a criminal network with links...

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Protecting the rainforests of Mesoamerica so we can keep watching migratory birds in Central Park
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Protecting the rainforests of Mesoamerica so we can keep watching migratory birds in Central Park

A recent study found that these endangered areas are home to up to 46% of the global populations of 40 species that nest in North America but spend most of the year further south

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Weariness and pessimism in Bucha, the scene of Russia’s worst war crimes in Ukraine
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Weariness and pessimism in Bucha, the scene of Russia’s worst war crimes in Ukraine

The residents of this town north of Kyiv believe that the only peace plan Vladimir Putin will accept is Ukraine’s surrender

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Trump intervenes in Honduras elections to support the conservative candidate
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Trump intervenes in Honduras elections to support the conservative candidate

The US president says he could work together with Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura of the National Party to ‘fight the Narcocommunists’

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The US is preparing for a Black Friday tempered by inflationary pressures
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The US is preparing for a Black Friday tempered by inflationary pressures

Consumers are looking forward to the big period of discounts, which extends to Cyber Monday, with less excitement than in previous years

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Tension in the Caribbean reverberates in Havana: ‘Venezuela is crucial for the Cuban political elites’
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Tension in the Caribbean reverberates in Havana: ‘Venezuela is crucial for the Cuban political elites’

The US military escalation raises questions about the island’s future and its historical dependence on the South American nation

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‘Cheap, defamatory and disgusting’: The 10 biopics that enraged their real-life subjects
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‘Cheap, defamatory and disgusting’: The 10 biopics that enraged their real-life subjects

The controversy surrounding Sydney Sweeney and her latest project about the American boxer Christy Martin is not new in the world of biographical films: many of them have made the real people, their h...

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The Drake case and ‘fraudulent streams’: What the Spotify lawsuit reveals about the music business
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The Drake case and ‘fraudulent streams’: What the Spotify lawsuit reveals about the music business

A complaint against the platform alleges that bots, VPNs, and impossible accounts have artificially boosted streams of the famous rapper’s music 23 hours a day — though the story isn’t really about hi...

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Ibogaine, the hallucinogenic drug banned in the US that celebrities seek out in Mexico to treat addiction
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Ibogaine, the hallucinogenic drug banned in the US that celebrities seek out in Mexico to treat addiction

Former soldiers with PTSD, as well as mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, are undergoing treatment in Tijuana, despite warnings about possible side effects

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Mark Rutte: ‘Russia will remain a threat to Europe even if there is a peace agreement in Ukraine’
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Mark Rutte: ‘Russia will remain a threat to Europe even if there is a peace agreement in Ukraine’

The NATO secretary general warns that Spain will soon find it needs to spend around 3.5% of its GDP on defense and praises Trump: ‘I like the guy’

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Crypto market crash hits Trump family, wiping out $1 billion of their fortune
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Crypto market crash hits Trump family, wiping out $1 billion of their fortune

Their wealth has fallen from $7.7 billion at the beginning of September to the current $6.7 billion, according to Bloomberg. The memecoin linked to the president has plunged 85%, while Trump Media’s s...

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Argentina creates a National Migration Agency with more police power inspired by US Border Patrol
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Argentina creates a National Migration Agency with more police power inspired by US Border Patrol

Border immigration controls are being transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of Security, and will no longer be in the hands of civilians

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Sheinbaum prepares emergency investment plan with business sector to stem economic downturn
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Sheinbaum prepares emergency investment plan with business sector to stem economic downturn

The Mexican government’s strategy outlines the creation of an infrastructure investment law to finance projects with social objectives that are also profitable

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Bibiana Aído: ‘Latin America is advancing the gender agenda in the most sophisticated way’
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Bibiana Aído: ‘Latin America is advancing the gender agenda in the most sophisticated way’

The head of UN Women argues that, in the face of political setbacks, the region’s feminist movement offers many reasons for hope

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Costa Rica at risk of radio and TV shutdowns after reform ordered by Rodrigo Chaves
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Costa Rica at risk of radio and TV shutdowns after reform ordered by Rodrigo Chaves

Amid a tense election campaign, the government is auctioning off frequencies at prices most broadcasters cannot afford. Those affected have raised concerns about freedom of expression

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X’s new location feature raises questions about the origin of some MAGA accounts
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X’s new location feature raises questions about the origin of some MAGA accounts

The platform’s update aims to eliminate bots that spread misinformation and spam

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The five ‘ages’ of the human brain: Crucial changes occur around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83
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The five ‘ages’ of the human brain: Crucial changes occur around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83

A study identifies four key turning points in the development of neural connections throughout life, a finding that may help in understanding alterations in cognition and behavior

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Trump’s chaotic tariff policy is shifting the balance of global trade
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Trump’s chaotic tariff policy is shifting the balance of global trade

A Yale University study reveals that duties are the highest they have been since the start of World War II, despite recent cuts

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Zelenskiy saves another match point in the face of Trump’s pressure
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Zelenskiy saves another match point in the face of Trump’s pressure

The Geneva meeting between the delegations of both presidents postpones the decision on territorial and military concessions in favor of Russia

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‘Wicked,’ the phenomenon that even its stars didn’t expect: ‘We all feel at some point in our lives like we don’t belong’
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‘Wicked,’ the phenomenon that even its stars didn’t expect: ‘We all feel at some point in our lives like we don’t belong’

EL PAÍS speaks with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande about the second part of a project that achieved overwhelming success in the US but was not replicated abroad

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Two months without answers about the dog killed by the Border Patrol in El Paso
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Two months without answers about the dog killed by the Border Patrol in El Paso

The owner of a Rottweiler named Chop and a Texas congresswoman are demanding answers about an incident that occurred in a residential area of the border city

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The killing of child soldiers: The dilemma facing Gustavo Petro’s government
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The killing of child soldiers: The dilemma facing Gustavo Petro’s government

The recent deaths of 15 forcibly recruited minors in military operations have sparked an unprecedented crisis for the Colombian president

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