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Don’t underestimate the fallout https://t.co/9y63sNhMnz
Right-wing ideologies have radicalised domestic terrorists in America. But they have also radicalised more mainstream and peaceable figures. That may pose a bigger danger to most Americans https://t.co/aexfGslR3T
Nearly 70% of American adults are overweight; over a third are obese. But America has healthy cuisines—if you know where to look https://t.co/voIs8CtHTB
The heavy metal band has released its new album, “72 Seasons”. Yet its members’ conduct leaves some fans banging their heads in frustration https://t.co/y6JeFf4yN8
Meet the next pain trade: a robust economy and sustained high interest rates https://t.co/FAyjEaTAow
Since independence in 1956 Sudan has endured six coups and about ten failed attempts. It has been plagued by genocide, famine and poverty. These seven books explain how and why Sudan went so horribly wrong https://t.co/xgUMgtpcLI
South Korea knows it is deeply reliant on America’s security guarantee. The two countries’ mutual concern over North Korea represents a powerful adhesive https://t.co/hasq4BQPf3
A historical oddity, never fully repealed, could severely curtail access to abortion in America. What is the Comstock Act—and how might it be resurrected? https://t.co/HayNgvp2XH
Goings-on in Mexican telecoms are akin to a “telenovela”. América Móvil, the empire owned by the country’s richest man, Carlos Slim, stars in every season https://t.co/VV1kUkS5fB
We look at the history of portable devices on screen, from “American Psycho” to “The Matrix” https://t.co/VDncocKStD
The gulf between football in Europe and Asia (which for footballing purposes includes much of the Middle East) is wide, but Japan and Saudi Arabia are determined to narrow it https://t.co/Uz2blWx8E8
Romania’s economy has been growing steadily for a decade, last year by 4.7%. In 2010 GDP per person was 53% of the EU average; by 2021 it was 74% https://t.co/AHTkaBQDKk
Rapid progress in AI is arousing fear as well as excitement. How concerned should you be? https://t.co/RVKV8Ia90m
Poker sits between two poles of perfect chance and perfect strategy. These six books will help you understand when to fold ’em https://t.co/j46lZFyii6
Dealmakers are getting back to work. Yet they will struggle to recapture past glories https://t.co/fO84JCSPli
Four books and an article on the insights that an underappreciated discipline can offer https://t.co/ya1U7LBoik
RT @steviehertz: Anthony Comstock lobbied for his eponymous law by taking a case of sex toys, contraceptives and abortion aids to the Capitol. Now, it could once again upend abortion access in America.
I explain why, for @TheEconomist
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European politicians have found a constituency even dearer to them than Ukrainians: their own farmers https://t.co/b5yVyrkdXx
The president is better on film when chopped into small clips, set against a stirring soundtrack with images of happy Americans, than he is giving a speech in front of a crowd https://t.co/4Rv4SSS2mR
There is something about the couple that drives a slice of Britain insane https://t.co/UiR22pGMW9