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U.K. Conservatives Suffer Sharp Setbacks in Early Results of Local Elections
The governing Conservative Party trails badly in national opinion polls. The municipal races offer a clue to its fate in…
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates will stay high for…
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and signaled that they are wary about how stubborn inflation is proving, paving…
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What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.
Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly…
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Amazon Reports $143.3 Billion in Revenue for First Quarter of 2024
The company also reported that profit more than tripled, to $10.4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations.
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This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity
Selective college admissions have been a vortex of anxiety and stress for what seems like forever, inducing panic in more…
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China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving, a Worry for Rivals Elsewhere
More capable autonomous driving is just one way Chinese automakers are threatening to pull ahead — their E.V.s are also…
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What is Mubi? A Streaming Alternative to Netflix, Hulu and More.
We highlight one of the lesser-known places to discover great movies.
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Taylor Swift Needs to Become Other People
The biggest cultural news of the month is that a lot of people are kind of “meh” about Taylor Swift’s…
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