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The Southern takeover of American culture
A woman watches roller skaters during a listening party for Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter in Houston, Texas, on March 29, 2024. | Mark Felix/AFP via…
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Politics
Farage paints Britain as a censorship hellhole. Is he right?
LONDON — “At what point did we become North Korea” Nigel Farage asked of the U.K. Wednesday as he took to the grand surrounds of…
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Technology
Google is having ‘productive discussions’ with Trump lawyers about his deplatforming suit
Critics of Big Tech and President Donald Trump are on high alert as Google and President Donald Trump’s legal teams are engaged in what look…
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How the Trump administration changed the rules of international diplomacy – by a former British ambassador
The Trump administration’s policies are making life more complicated for US diplomats abroad. In the past few days, senior US diplomats in two friendly countries…
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Politics
White House declares $4.9B in foreign aid unilaterally canceled in end-run around Congress’ funding power
President Donald Trump threw a grenade Friday into September government funding negotiations on Capitol Hill, declaring the unilateral power to cancel billions of dollars in…
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Why China can build so quickly and America can’t
America has a hard time building stuff. Roads. Trains. Light rail. Bridges. Housing. Everything takes seemingly forever, if it even happens at all. Meanwhile, there’s China. A country that builds much faster — high-speed trains, solar panels, electric cars, bridges, ports, drones — all churned out at breakneck speed. Why can China do this, and […]
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How tariff wars are reshaping migration and raising the risk of human rights abuses in supply chains
Arturo Almanza K/Shutterstock The tariff wars between the US and its trade partners have rarely been out of the news since the US president, Donald…
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Federal judge blocks Trump effort to expand fast-track deportations
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to expand a fast-track deportation process, ruling that the broadened application of the sped-up process creates…
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EU industry chief warns of US trade deal review if Trump’s tech demands continue
The trade deal between the European Union and the United States will “have to be reviewed” if the U.S. is serious about its demands for…
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Trump says ‘incompetent’ Illinois governor, ‘no better’ Chicago mayor should call him for help with crime
President Donald Trump continued feuding with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as Democratic leaders in Illinois push back against Trump's crime crackdown.
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