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Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful.
Pundits depend on categorizations, especially in periods of turbulence. We reach for labels like “populist” or “nationalist,” for instance, in…
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Asia Is Loosening Rules on Masks. Here’s Why People Still Wear Them.
Many other countries dropped pandemic mask requirements months ago. But in places like South Korea, which got rid of its…
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World
Pope Francis Lands in Congo, Where All His Priorities Converge
The Central African country is wracked by war, poverty and environmental plunder — and it may be the future of…
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Politics
Ron DeSantis Wants to Erase Black History. Why?
An unrelenting assault on truth and freedom of expression in the form of laws that censor and suppress the viewpoints,…
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The Temptations of the ‘Personal Brand’
Whatever else social media may do, it makes nearly everything performative. Of course, not all of us with Twitter, Instagram…
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World
Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating
Also, violence is flaring in Israel and the West Bank.
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Layoffs by Email Show What Employers Really Think of Their Workers
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, recently announced that it would lay off around 12,000 people, 6 percent of its work force.…
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World
New Zealand’s Largest City Grapples With Aftermath of Devastating Floods
At least two people were killed in the flooding in Auckland that forced hundreds of people from their homes and…
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Politics
Anthropic, an A.I. Start-Up, Is Said to Be Close to Adding $300 Million
Anthropic specializes in generative artificial intelligence, a hot investment in Silicon Valley. The new funding could value the company at…
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World
Alan Cumming Returns British Honor Over ‘Toxicity of Empire’
The Scottish actor Alan Cumming said that he returned his Order of the British Empire, or O.B.E., in protest of…