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Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs
Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.
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World
Prince Accused of Plot in Germany Is Said to Have Visited Russian Diplomats
Closed briefings by police investigators divulged extensive new plot details to German lawmakers — from death vows to caches of bullets.
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News
The Rich Get College Subsidies While the Student Debt Debate Goes On
As debt relief for student loan borrowers faces scrutiny, wealthy families can amass millions of dollars in tax-favored 529 college savings plans.
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Newyork
Scaring People Won’t Make Our Cities Safer. Here’s What Will.
There is a prevailing narrative about crime that positions bad people as the problem and toughness — in the form of police and prisons — as the solution. It’s emotionally powerful, enough to make politicians allocate money for more cops and more ...
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Newyork
What Do Stray Dogs Tell Us About the South?
NASHVILLE — As the documentary “Free Puppies” opens, a fluffy dog named Albert is galloping down a beach boardwalk. His companion, a much bigger dog, is leaping with excitement, but Albert is harnessed into a dog wheelchair. He was found on the side ...
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World
‘It Doesn’t Hurt at All’: In China’s New Covid Strategy, Vaccines Matter
As the government drops its restrictions, it not only needs to convince people that the virus is nothing to fear, but also that inoculations are essential.
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Newyork
A Contagion the U.S. and China Both Fear: Each Other
For decades, the United States and China have each treated the other’s ideology as a kind of infection. Then came an actual virus. The pandemic has been a testing ground for governments. Societies that prize individual rights and civil liberties ...
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World
China’s Looming ‘Tsunami’ of Covid Cases Will Test Its Hospitals
To conserve resources for the severely ill, the government is urging residents not to seek help unless necessary. But the pivot has left many confused and anxious.
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US
Covid Rates Are Climbing in Los Angeles, but Residents Are Weary
Los Angeles County may bring back a mask mandate if hospitalizations continue to increase.
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World
France to Make Condoms Free for Young Adults
The new policy, which will take effect in January, is part of an effort to counter an increase in sexually transmitted diseases in recent years.