Month: July 2022
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For Hong Kong’s Beijing-Backed Officials, Xi’s All That
HONG KONG — On his first full day on the job, Hong Kong’s new leader, John Lee, shared a picture…
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The Japanese Author Behind ‘Bullet Train’ Is OK That the Film Isn’t So Japanese
SENDAI, Japan — Kotaro Isaka, one of Japan’s most popular crime thriller writers, is a self-described homebody. He rarely leaves…
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The Democratization of Airport Lounges
When she has the time to get to the airport early, Anne Marie Mitchell, a communications professor in Chicago, will…
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How Bacon and Costco Fish Shape America’s View of Inflation
How Bacon and Costco Fish Shape America’s View of Inflation Economic policymakers are razor focused on inflation expectations after more…
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Inflation is high. How will rate increases fix that?
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its fourth interest rate increase of 2022 on Wednesday as it races to…
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Germany Counts on Chilled Gas to Keep Warm Over Winter
WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany — When a major energy company wanted to bring liquefied natural gas to Germany through the North Sea…
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For Women’s Cyclists, It’s a Steep Climb to Tour Equality
MEAUX, France — After winning Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes, the Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos pulled on…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering an energy deal in Europe and I.M.F. warnings of a looming global recession. E.U. officials agreed…
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Tech
Big Tech Is Proving Resilient as the Economy Cools
No boom can last forever, even for the technology industry’s most affluent companies. Investors punished the biggest tech companies earlier…
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England Overhauls Medical Care for Transgender Youth
The National Health Service in England announced on Thursday that it was shutting down the country’s only youth gender clinic…
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