The New York Times — Sunday, July 23, 2023

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The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida presents his Covid strategy not only as his biggest accomplishment, but as the foundation for his presidential campaign.

Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response.

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Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It’s Breaking the Environment

A home lit by gas flares from oil wells in Punta de Mata, Venezuela.

Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake.

In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.

Far Right May Rise as Kingmaker in Spanish Election

A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party with a chance to share power for the first time since Franco.

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