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At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital
In Kinshasa, a megacity of 15 million, heavy rain left roads, infrastructure and many neighborhoods underwater or in ruins.
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How Will China Fare With Covid? ‘Meaningless’ Data Clouds the Picture.
Despite assurances that the situation is under control, information on infections has become more opaque now that Beijing has rolled…
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Business
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…
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Business
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…
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News
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…
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News
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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…