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US Debt Faces Record as Trump and GOP Plan Tax Cuts
The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over the next decade as the mounting costs of social safety net programs and growing...
When the Word Is Not Just Flesh: Reporting on A.I. in Religion
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.As a reporter covering the technology industry, I spend a...
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban
On Wednesday afternoon, executives at Meta held a Q&A session with some of its employees about the state of American politics.Alex Schultz, the chief marketing officer, addressed questions about...
I.M.F. Raises U.S. Economic Forecast as Other Regions Lag
The U.S. economy is on track to grow faster this year than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, citing strength in the labor market and an...
Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
That would slow the growth of the government’s spending on obesity drugs even as more people on Medicare started using them.New prices for the 10 drugs in the first...
‘Severance’ Is Back. Here’s a Season 1 Recap to Jog Your Memory.
It’s been almost three years since the Season 1 finale. This refresher should help jog your memory. Source link
Facing a Flurry of U.S. Sanctions, China Prepares to Hit Back
Days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, China is gearing up for economic battle with the United States.It threatened a widespread investigation into American chipmakers. It zeroed in...
TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban
As the Supreme Court was poised on Friday to announce its landmark decision on whether to uphold a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States, the...
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
The Spanish government this week announced a major overhaul to a program in which police rely on an algorithm to identify potential repeat victims of domestic violence, after officials...
China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year
To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies an act of patriotism. And yet,...
China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports
The economic scars of China’s real estate crash are evident at the country’s many street markets for construction materials. Proprietors of once-bustling shops that sell everything from lighting fixtures...
Justin Baldoni Sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for Defamation
The actor Justin Baldoni filed a defamation lawsuit against the Hollywood stars Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on Thursday, claiming that they tried to destroy him by accusing him...