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Learning German from a 1970s Language Book
How hard-boiled language lessons from Adrienne, the motorcycle-riding author of a series of 1970s language books, turned a homebody into an explorer.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Restarts Deal Talks with Paramount
Paramount’s takeover bid was rejected in favor of Netflix, which wanted only the streaming and studio businesses. Paramount said it would pay more if negotiations were reopened.
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Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.
In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.
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Did That Bald Head Get Your Attention? One Start-Up Hopes So.
Billboards that wouldn’t make sense to people outside the tech industry have become common in the Bay Area. One company took the microtargeting game to another level.
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Anderson Cooper Is Leaving ’60 Minutes’
Mr. Cooper said in a statement that he was leaving as a correspondent for the show to focus on his CNN program and spend more time with his children.
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Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.
A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”
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Uncharted Journeys: Rediscovering the World’s Hidden Travel Gems
Traveling has always been about discovery, but in the era of social media, it often feels like every corner of the planet has already been Instagrammed to death. We’re bombarded with images of over-touristed hotspots, from the Eiffel Tower to the beaches of Bali. But what about the places that aren’t on everyone’s radar, the…
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A New Era for Personal Data Transfers: Brazil and European Union Establish Mutual Adequacy Decision
On January 27, 2026, Brazil and the European Union officially announced mutual recognition of adequacy in personal data protection, reducing regulatory barriers for data-driven activities across a combined consumer base of 670 million people. With the publication of Resolution CD/ANPD No. 32/2026 and the European Commission’s decision, personal data can now be transferred between the…

