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The US and China have extended their trade truce till January. Meanwhile, EU-China export/import imbalances persist with sticking points, including voluntary export curbs and industrial policy reform.
China has already implemented many rules governing the use of artificial intelligence.
Yellowstone’s reintroduced wolves have become a famous conservation success story, but the reality is far messier.
Tech is having a big effect on bond markets.
Her lyrics prove that Swift can be associated with continuity just as much as change.
An exploration of why the English eat the way they do, and what those habits reveal about English society.
Sudden confusion needs urgent medical attention. A urinary infection is one possible cause, but a positive urine test may not give the whole picture.
Communities almost never see a boost in job or income growth after taxpayers subsidize a new sports facility.
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.
Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.
There is research showing that there are numerous benefits for a low-income child to attend a Head Start program, though these effects are less clear as the child ages.
Slasher films have notoriously played into homophobic and transphobic tropes. But queer and trans fans love them anyway, and ‘Camp Miasma’ addresses that tension head-on.