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World
New York City Is Set to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement
The City Council vote has highlighted a broader debate over whether solitary confinement is torture or a legitimate form of…
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Business
U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to 3.9 Percent, Lowest in 2 Years
The News A streak of unexpectedly good news on inflation has continued in Britain, as the annual rate of price…
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Business
Washington Comes for the U.S. Steel Deal
Democrats and Republicans alike are questioning the wisdom of allowing an American industrial icon to fall into foreign hands.
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Business
What Social Trends Taught Us About the 2023 Economy
From girl dinners to ChatGPT, a look back at the trends that broke the internet and taught us about the…
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World
Inside a Chaotic Billion-Dollar Election in a Pivotal African Nation
Running the Democratic Republic of Congo is a tough and dangerous job. For decades, this African country the size of…
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US
House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 26 Laws Enacted
The tally reflects the extraordinary chaos and paralysis that gripped the House in 2023, when lawmakers did more voting but…
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World
Tasmania Falls for Neil the Seal, a 1,000 Pound Beach Bum
He basks in parking spaces, frolics with traffic cones and generally makes himself at home. But the authorities are worried…
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World
Why Solitary Confinement May Be Limited in New York Jails
A City Council bill would largely ban the practice. Mayor Eric Adams is fighting it.
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Magazine
Even Cows Need Some Holiday Cheer
About 200 carolers had just begun the second verse of the classic Christmas song “The Friendly Beasts” when a little…
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News
Beware Economists Who Won’t Admit They Were Wrong
From an economic point of view, 2023 will go down in the record books as one of the best years…