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Mongolia
Dem Rep: Trump Wants These Three Countries After Greenland
TIP OF THE ICEBERGRep. Seth Moulton warned that Trump wants to “take over” some countries due to their proximity to China and Russia.
Our Empire Was Bigger Than Yours, Mongol Leader Taunts Putin
BRING BACK GENGHIS KHAN?Former Mongolian president takes issue with twisted historical claims made by Kremlin chief in Tucker Carlson sit-down.
The New Uighurs? China Moves to Erase Mongolian Culture
ONE CHINAMongolians are risking brutal recriminations by publicly protesting moves to end local language classes in school.
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Don Jr.’s Hunting Trip Cost Taxpayers $75,000: Report
YOUR DOLLARS AT WORKHe was shooting endangered sheep in Mongolia.
The Woman Who Repels Bad Men With Black Breast Milk
FIGHTING BACKThe latest from Mongolian-German director Uisenma Borchu is billed as a “transgressive” film about life in Mongolia, and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.
Donald Trump Jr. Killed a Rare Sheep on a Trip to Mongolia
WHAT THE FLOCK?The president’s son was reportedly given an approval retroactively after shooting an argali sheep, which is a threatened species, on August visit.
Can Monks Go Into 200-Year Trances?
Waking DeadHow the traditional death and mummification of a Buddhist monk turned into a wild Western fantasy
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk
Holy U-TurnThe grandson of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland was poised for a decadent life in high-society. Then, he decided to give it all up and become a Buddhist monk.
Stopping the $1 Million Fossil Thieves
SET IN STONEAfter the successful prosecution of Eric Prokopi, a ‘one-man black market in prehistoric fossils,’ paleontologists debate the best, legal ways to continue fossil preservation and recording.
The Week’s Best Reads
LongreadsThe Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions.
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