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How a U.K. Official’s Wife Set Off a Debate Over Free Speech and Palestinians

Sarah Helm, who is married to Britain’s national security adviser, posted of her support for the author Sally Rooney and a banned pro-Palestinian activist group. A furor ensued.

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Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, outside 10 Downing Street, London, last year.
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Thélyson Orélien's Quebec Publisher Cuts Ties Over A.I. Accusations

Thélyson Orélien, a celebrated novelist, used artificial intelligence while writing a breakout book, his publisher says.

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Thélyson Orélien in Montreal earlier this year.
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Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust

The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.

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The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.
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Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action

Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain.

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Sally Rooney in Dublin in 2021.
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Acclaimed Author Denies Using A.I. but Admits Plagiarism

Breaking a weekslong silence, Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian-Canadian writer, still rejected accusations about his new novel, ‘It Was Either That or Die.’

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Thélyson Orélien in Montreal earlier this year.
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In Canada’s Arctic, a New Generation of Inuit Creatives Are Using Identity to Fuel Their Art

In Iqaluit, the only city in Canada’s Arctic, a new generation of Inuit writers and artists is turning questions of language, land and identity into books, films and even tattoos.

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Iqaluit, the capital of the Inuit territory of Nunavut, is only accessible by air or by seasonal sealift.
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