The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children
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The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children

The work, by the Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the American playwright George Brant, is inspired by the accounts of mothers whose children were taken during the war.
Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico? Here’s What You Need to Know.
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Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico? Here’s What You Need to Know.

A spate of incidents, including protests among taxi drivers in Cancún and a stray bullet at an airport in Culiacán, has tourists asking the question.