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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War

The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife.

© John Hopper/Associated Press

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro received the presidential sash from Nicaragua’s outgoing leader, Daniel Ortega, in April 1990. Her election stunned many people in Nicaragua and around the world.

Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE

A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.

© Rachel Hulin for The New York Times

Alex Shieh sent some pointed questions for his new publication, The Brown Spectator.
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