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30 hours ago
Donald Trump has energised his fellow boomers in opposition
3 days ago
Checks and Balance newsletter: A modest proposal on Cuba ○
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John Prideaux, our US editor, on why the island should become America’s 51st state
4 days ago
Should priests have to report child abuse disclosed in confession? ⊖
American states take different approaches
5 days ago
Donald Trump says Pete Hegseth loves war. That should disqualify him ⊖
How did standards for military leaders fall so low?
California is on the cusp of its “Becerra era” ○
What would Xavier Becerra’s leadership mean for America’s most populous state?
6 days ago
Meet the jailscraper ⊖
With no room for prisons, New York City is building up
If it’s true, go ⊕
Our leader from 1998
America’s social-security trust fund is disappearing ⊕
Legislators have just six years to fix things
7 days ago
America has six years to fix its disappearing Social Security trust fund ⊕
It’s already beginning to run dry
The fading influence of America’s spy co-ordinator ⊕
Bill Pulte’s appointment as director of national intelligence reflects the office’s declining stature