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image: Getty ImagesIN RECENT WEEKS, extreme heat, floods and storms have smashed records and caused devastation around the world. Freak weather events such...
Data from satellites suggest violence has surged in much of Sudan
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The abandonment of the Ukraine grain deal shows a Russia running out of options
image: APRUSSIA’S AXEING of the Black Sea grain deal reveals a war machine running out of options. We explore how to get the deal back on track. A month-lo...
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Step inside The Economist’s summer issue
THIS WEEK we published our second-ever summer double issue. As well as the usual diet of news and analysis, you’ll find a special 48-page supplement of mea...
Why is Hollywood on strike?
image: APTHE ONLY action taking place in Hollywood is on the picket lines. Thousands of writers and actors have taken to the streets to protest the way tha...
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image: Getty ImagesChina’s war games are highly visible. Witness recent maritime drills with Russia and air drills with Thailand, as well as an exercise to...
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The Secret to Finding Linen Shirts That Barely Wrinkle (Yes, They Exist)
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Steve Wynn Agrees to Stay Out of Nevada’s Gambling Industry
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Sequoia Capital Slashes Crypto Fund
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Israeli Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Judicial Overhaul
Court sets September date for preliminary hearing on constitutionality of law ...
Israel’s Government Looks at Next Steps in Judicial Overhaul
After passing a law to limit the powers of the court, the coalition is now looking to change the way judges are appointed ...
The ways to predict a Chinese invasion of Taiwan long before troops take up arms
MILITARY TYPES need not wait until mass movements of troops to know a conflict is coming. We examine a raft of subtle and not-so-s...
Predicting the weather in a warming world
image: Getty ImagesIN RECENT WEEKS, extreme heat, floods and storms have smashed records and caused devastation around the world. ...
Data from satellites suggest violence has surged in much of Sudan
Sudan’s civil war is thought to have uprooted at least 3m people. Such estimates are highly imprecise, because so little informati...
The abandonment of the Ukraine grain deal shows a Russia running out of options
image: APRUSSIA’S AXEING of the Black Sea grain deal reveals a war machine running out of options. We explore how to get the deal ...
What does the Israeli right want?
Inside El Salvador’s war on crimeReporting how the president is using his crackdown to amass powerAfter months of protest, many Is...
Step inside The Economist’s summer issue
THIS WEEK we published our second-ever summer double issue. As well as the usual diet of news and analysis, you’ll find a special ...
Why is Hollywood on strike?
image: APTHE ONLY action taking place in Hollywood is on the picket lines. Thousands of writers and actors have taken to the stree...
What war mobilisation might look like in China
image: Getty ImagesChina’s war games are highly visible. Witness recent maritime drills with Russia and air drills with Thailand, ...
Four charts that highlight this summer’s freakish temperatures
Data on air bases suggest a Chinese invasion of Taiwan may not be imminentBut American aircraft near Taiwan are vulnerable to miss...
The Secret to Finding Linen Shirts That Barely Wrinkle (Yes, They Exist)
These six summery men’s and women’s styles will stay crisper than most ...
If Yelling Is Out at Work, Why Do These Bosses Still Shout?
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Niger Coup Upends U.S. Security Plans in West Africa
Several countries have ousted leaders, making it tougher for Washington to counter al Qaeda and Islamic State ...
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Does Facebook Polarize Users? Meta Disagrees With Partners Over Research Conclusions
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Senate Republicans Back Mitch McConnell After Health Incident
Party leader returns to normal activities after freezing during press conference ...
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How ‘Legacy’ Came to Mean an Unfair Advantage
Alumni favoritism in college admissions has put a cloud over a term for a thing of value handed down to future generations ...
Steve Wynn Agrees to Stay Out of Nevada’s Gambling Industry
Former casino magnate agrees to pay the state $10 million following sexual-misconduct allegations that he has denied ...
Surf Air Mobility Lists Shares, Giving Hope That a Key Venture Exit Door Is Reopening
The air charter company’s direct NYSE listing, despite closing 84% lower than the reference price, is the latest sign of a thaw i...
Sequoia Capital Slashes Crypto Fund
Brand has come under scrutiny following a series of controversial decisions ...
Dow’s Winning Streak Comes to an End
Stocks remain on pace for modest weekly gains as Treasury yields climb ...
The White House and the First Amendment
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‘Iconic America: The Golden Gate Bridge’ Review: A Soaring Symbol
The final episode of the PBS series hosted by David Rubenstein examines the significance of San Francisco’s emblematic span, so d...
‘The Beasts’ Review: Rich Soil for a Thriller Movie
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‘R.M.N.’ Review: Hatred Poisons the Mind
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‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: Disney Jump-Starts Spooky Season
Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito and Jamie Lee Curtis are among the living and spectral inhabitants of this horror-comedy inspired by th...
‘The Cottage’ Review: A Bedroom Farce Braves Broadway
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Ford Raises Profit Forecast Despite Steeper EV Losses
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Heavy Reading at Books by the Pound
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Disputes over sexual ideology put to a test the left’s commitment to cultural diversity. ...
Hunter’s Sweetheart Plea Deal
Justice Department officials didn’t count on IRS whistleblowers or a skeptical judge. ...
Airlines Are Going Through Business Travel Detox
Southwest plans to revamp its flight schedule next year to match new patterns ...
Brazil Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Alleged Russian Spy
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The Climate Policy Implosion Begins
Politicians belatedly realize that costly net-zero ambitions are vote losers. By...
The Resilience in the GDP Data
The U.S. economy almost looks normal for the first time in a while. By ...
What I Wish ‘Oppenheimer’ Had Said
Nearly eight decades after Hiroshima, the world still has to worry about the threat of nuclear weapons. ...
A Mountain Valley Pipeline Miracle
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