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It’s Not Just About Pot. Our Entire Drug Policy Needs an Overhaul.
The failure of American drug law, particularly marijuana policy, has long been obvious. Finally, this October, President Biden ordered the Department of Health and Human Services and the attorney general to review what’s known as the “scheduling ...
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The New Landscape of the Abortion Fight
After the midterm elections, abortion rights advocates hope to harness public support for the long term, while abortion foes look to advance new laws in sympathetic courts and legislatures.
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Leaders Back Away From Raising Debt Ceiling, Punting Clash to New Congress
Some Democrats had hoped to act on the issue before their party loses unified control of Congress, but a lack of political will and time appears to have sapped momentum for doing so.
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Is the Supreme Court About to Upend American Election Laws?
Here’s what to know about a court case that could change the way Americans vote — and who decides how they do.
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Golf Course on Ancient Earthworks Must Surrender Lease, Justices Say
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the state historical society could pay a country club to acquire its lease on the Octagon Earthworks, with the intent of opening the site as a public park.
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‘Systemic Problems’ Hindered Government’s Pandemic Response, Senate Report Says
An examination by the Democratic staff of the Senate homeland security committee portrayed a government wholly unprepared for the arrival of the coronavirus.
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Books
SZA and Phoebe Bridgers’s Team-Up, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Paramore, Sparklehorse, Lana Del Rey and others.
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Hamish Bowles Lists His High-Design Village Co-op for $2.9 Million
The longtime Vogue editor has moved to London, leaving behind a duplex that still has traces of his “objects of affection.”
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Your Thursday Briefing
A plot to overthrow the government in Germany.
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Can News Be Made Into a Sustainable Business?
For a DealBook task force, a lack of trust, political polarization and a troubled business model are among the news industry’s challenges.