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World
Sunak Makes Sweeping Pledges to Britons, Promising Path to Prosperity
His promises represented an effort to regain momentum at a time of steep challenges for Britain, but some pressing problems,…
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Science
Asian Researchers Face Disparity With Key U.S. Science Funding Source
White researchers fared best in winning grants from the National Science Foundation, a study says. Asians encounter the highest rate…
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Magazine
Fireworks, Dancing and a Frozen Duck: How We Rang In 2023
Seven writers describe how they started the new year with celebrations big and small.
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World
At Least 51 Dead in the Philippines After Holiday Flooding
Heavy rains on Christmas Day killed dozens of people and left thousands displaced. For a deeply Catholic nation, the timing…
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Finance
Biden Caps Two Years of Action on the Economy, With New Challenges Ahead
The president used a slim congressional majority to enact legislation that could reshape the American economy — if his administration…
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News
A Chorus of Hopes for 2023
I outsourced my first newsletter of 2023. I asked a variety of people, from many walks of life, both from…
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World
Why China’s Economy Faces a Perilous Road to Recovery
Three weeks after Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, tried to reinvigorate China’s stalled economy by abruptly abandoning his stringent pandemic…
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World
Your Monday Briefing
Lula is now the president of Brazil.
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US
California Scrambles to Recover From Storm Before the Next One Hits
A weather event known as an atmospheric river dumped snow and rain across the state, causing flooding and landslides and…
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World
Your Monday Briefing: The Impact of a U.S. Chip-Making Boom
Also, North Korea threatens nuclear escalation and Ukraine reinforces its resilience amid a deadly assault.