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Why Your Chocolate Fix Is About to Get More Expensive
A failed crop, followed by a wave of financial speculation, put cocoa prices on a roller coaster this year, rattling…
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How to Create a Society That Prizes Decency
In 2020 Joe Biden ran on the theme of saving the soul of America. Once he was president, he used…
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Give Me Laundry Liberty or Give Me Death!
MAGA Republicans say that America is in crisis: The economy is collapsing while the nation is being overrun by hordes…
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President Biden’s Biggest Blunder
In announcing that the United States will pause delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel, President Biden has the laudable motive…
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In Sex Crimes Cases, New York Weighs Allowing Evidence of Prior Bad Acts
The overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction has prompted New York lawmakers to introduce bills that would allow prosecutors to bring…
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Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89
For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
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Paging Senator Schumer …
What is antisemitism? It’s easy to think of a colloquial definition — hatred and bigotry directed against Jews — but…
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Why Higher Fed Rates Are Not Totally Off the Table
Fed officials still think their next move will be to cut rates, but they are not entirely ruling out the…
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Chinese Magnate in Straw Donor Scheme Agrees to Leave U.S. in Plea Deal
Hui Qin pleaded guilty to giving more than $10,000 in illegal political campaign donations to three candidates, including Mayor Eric…
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Man Who Attacked Police Officers With Machete Sentenced to 27 Years
Prosecutors said Trevor Bickford had come to New York from Maine to carry out an attack “in the name of…