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Biden Officials Say the Truth About Havana Syndrome Is Still Unknown
The White House contradicts a new intelligence assessment on the mysterious ailments that diplomats and spies have reported for years.
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In Los Angeles, Hotels Become a Refuge for Fire Evacuees
In lobbies throughout the city, guests with children, pets and hastily packed bags share a resigned intimacy.
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How the Northern Lights and Digital Photography Have Boosted Astrotourism
As astrotourism booms, the northern lights get a boost from digital photography.
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Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Expected to Remain Solid
Top-level data shows a consistent pace of hiring, but other numbers point to weakening in the labor market, with fewer open positions and longer periods of unemployment for job seekers.
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Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
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China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy
The unexpected action is intended to tamp down a potential bubble in the bond market fueled by investors shunning riskier assets like stocks and real estate.
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Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
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R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.
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Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases
But the court left in place an injunction that bars the Justice Department from disclosing the report for another three days.
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How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble
The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s. In the eyes of the Trump team, the clerk still needed to prove his loyalty to the president-elect.