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New York City Is Set to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement

The City Council vote has highlighted a broader debate over whether solitary confinement is torture or a legitimate form of…

Business

U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to 3.9 Percent, Lowest in 2 Years

The News A streak of unexpectedly good news on inflation has continued in Britain, as the annual rate of price…

Business

Washington Comes for the U.S. Steel Deal

Democrats and Republicans alike are questioning the wisdom of allowing an American industrial icon to fall into foreign hands.

Business

What Social Trends Taught Us About the 2023 Economy

From girl dinners to ChatGPT, a look back at the trends that broke the internet and taught us about the…

Newyork

Inside a Chaotic Billion-Dollar Election in a Pivotal African Nation

Running the Democratic Republic of Congo is a tough and dangerous job. For decades, this African country the size of…

News

House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 26 Laws Enacted

The tally reflects the extraordinary chaos and paralysis that gripped the House in 2023, when lawmakers did more voting but…

Newyork

Tasmania Falls for Neil the Seal, a 1,000 Pound Beach Bum

He basks in parking spaces, frolics with traffic cones and generally makes himself at home. But the authorities are worried…

Newyork

Why Solitary Confinement May Be Limited in New York Jails

A City Council bill would largely ban the practice. Mayor Eric Adams is fighting it.

News

Even Cows Need Some Holiday Cheer

About 200 carolers had just begun the second verse of the classic Christmas song “The Friendly Beasts” when a little…

News

Beware Economists Who Won’t Admit They Were Wrong

From an economic point of view, 2023 will go down in the record books as one of the best years…

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