Richard Ford, Colson Whitehead and the tides of American fiction
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image: Mark HarrisBe Mine. By Richard Ford. Ecco; 352 pages; $30. Bloomsbury; £18.99Crook Manifesto. By Colson Whitehead. Doubleda...
Niger’s putschists may end up warring with ECOWAS—but it is jihadists who will win
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image: EPATHE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES may yet try to restore President Mohamed Bazoum militarily. Either way, Ni...
Trump Turned the GOP Into the Party of Wishful Thinking
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Its leaders assumed he was a joke, tried to make peace with him, and reckoned he was finished after 2020. ...
The Wagner Group in Africa Serves Putin’s Global Ambitions
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Aug 8, 2023
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As in Syria in 2015, Russia’s intervention poses multiple dangers to the NATO alliance. The coup in Niger is the latest evidence....
DeSantis Deserves Another Look
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Aug 8, 2023
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His leadership in Florida continues to impress. By Readers ...
In Defense of Illinois’s Public-Union Contract
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Aug 8, 2023
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has the state in strong financial health. By Read...
The Life and Death of a Great American Company
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Aug 8, 2023
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The Great Recession changed everything for Yellow Corp.’s trucking business. By ...
If the Justice Department Is Going to Prosecute Political ‘Frauds’...
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The ObamaCare swindle ranks among history’s greatest. ...
‘Chrome Dreams’ by Neil Young Review: From Bootleg to Banner Release
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Aug 8, 2023
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The musician’s new album, a collection recorded for release in the ‘70s but then abandoned, cements his place among that decade’s...
Notable & Quotable: DeSantis on Trump
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‘Let’s have those debates about the issues. I’m not going to insult somebody—somebody’s looks or somebody’s dress or something li...
‘First to the Front’ Review: A Leading Lady of Journalism
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Aug 8, 2023
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One editor tagged her the ‘bayonet border correspondent’ since she was usually among the first to arrive at a combat zone. ...
The Lesson My Student Taught Me
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Aug 8, 2023
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In George Gershwin style, he mastered a piece outside class. By Greg...
A Family Is Divided by Hong Kong’s Pursuit of U.S.-Based Activist
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Aug 8, 2023
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Elmer Yuen’s relatives, including a pro-Beijing lawmaker, were held and questioned in Chinese city as authorities step up pressur...
Kim Jong Un Touts North Korea’s Weapons
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Aug 8, 2023
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Leader’s recent arms-factory visits could signal an intent to export weapons, South Korea says, potentially to Russia ...
Drought Forces Spain to Source Drinking Water From the Sea
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Aug 8, 2023
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Mediterranean region is becoming warmer and drier more quickly than most places, prompting a costly revamp of infrastructure Rai...
Killing of Palestinian Highlights Divide in Israel
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Aug 8, 2023
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Diverging responses to a killing in the occupied West Bank highlight divide ...
China Reassures Russia on Ukraine After Meeting With Others on How to End the War
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Aug 8, 2023
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Chinese foreign minister vows Beijing will remain ‘independent and impartial’ in seeking solutions to the conflict ...
Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn Steps Down Ahead of Cybertruck Launch
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Aug 8, 2023
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Company veteran had been seen as possible successor to Elon Musk as CEO ...
The Croissant Theory, or Why Businesses Are Taunting Customers
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Aug 8, 2023
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Creating scarcity is helping bakeries entice customers and cut down on costly food waste Customers craving fresh croissants and ...
Donald Trump’s Last Hurrah
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Aug 8, 2023
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James Michael Curley shows that a federal prison sentence is no bar to elective office. ...
Geopolitical Climate Denialism
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Aug 8, 2023
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Officials start to see the world is more dangerous than they thought in 2021. ...
Everybody Hates Mitch McConnell
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Aug 8, 2023
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His unpopularity—for his effectiveness and being willing to compromise—is a grim sign of the times. ...
Your Business in China May Be Uninsurable
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Aug 8, 2023
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Political-risk coverage is getting harder to find. By Elisabeth Braw...
Saudi Aramco’s Profit Drops, Hit by Lower Oil Prices, Output
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Aug 8, 2023
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Majority state-owned oil giant increases dividend by more than half, boosting Riyadh’s finances ...
Argentina’s Ruling Peronists Await Defeat in Sunday Primary
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Aug 8, 2023
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With inflation at 116% and a weakening currency, country considers conservative, business-friendly candidates, polls show ...
Paramount to Sell Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 Billion
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Aug 8, 2023
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Sale comes less than a year after previous deal with Penguin Random House was blocked ...
Alexei Navalny Gets Another 19 Years
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Aug 8, 2023
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The Russian opposition figure is a reminder of the price of freedom. By ...
The White House’s Gender Pay Gap
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Aug 8, 2023
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An analysis says women working for Biden earn 80 cents on the dollar. By ...
A Gambit to Duck Supreme Court Review
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Aug 8, 2023
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You won’t believe this tale of ‘tester’ lawsuits, ‘mootness,’ and legal shenanigans in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer. ...
DeSantis Says ‘Of Course’ Trump Lost 2020 Election
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Aug 8, 2023
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Florida governor further distances himself from the former president’s false claims about the race ...
Private-Equity Firm KKR Swings to a Profit as Revenue Rebounds
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Aug 8, 2023
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The buyout specialist said distributable earnings fell 23% to $652.6 million, or 73 cents a share ...
Midnight Dog Walks, 1 a.m. Shopping: The Heat Has People Living at Night
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Aug 8, 2023
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As daytime temperatures soar, folks are moving their daily activities to cooler nights Scorching days have prompted many fitness...
Trump’s Lawyers Argue Protective Order Would Violate His Free-Speech Rights
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Aug 8, 2023
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Prosecutors are seeking to protect witness testimony and other findings from disclosure beyond defense team ...
Surprise Stock-Market Rally Bulldozes Bearish Hedge Funds
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Aug 8, 2023
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Short covering reaches highest cumulative dollar amount in years ...
Bacardi’s Russia Business Grows as Other Booze Makers Leave Country
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Aug 8, 2023
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The owner of Grey Goose vodka and Bacardi rum is hiring staff and shipping millions of dollars of products to the market ...
Satire a Casualty as Arab Nations Clamp Down on Free Speech
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AlHudood, the Onion of the Middle East, was banned in Jordan ahead of new law to curb online criticism ...
Why Democrats Lost Iowa
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Aug 8, 2023
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White, rural voters have turned the political battleground into a Republican stronghold, putting it further out of Democrats’ rea...
Biden to Designate New National Monument to Protect Land Near Grand Canyon
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Aug 8, 2023
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The mining industry and local Republican officials have opposed the move ...
Who Would Trump Pick for VP? The Field Is Wide Open
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The Republican presidential front-runner remains focused on party primaries as speculation swirls about running mate ...
China Reassures Russia on Ukraine After Meeting on How to End the War
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Chinese foreign minister vows Beijing will remain ‘independent and impartial’ in seeking solutions to the conflict ...
