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What to make of US Supreme Court’s latest abortion ruling
The justices’ rulings sometimes seem deliberately hard to follow
Leaders
What to make of Joe Biden’s plans for a second term
His domestic agenda is underwhelming, unrealistic and better than the alternative
Briefing
What would Joe Biden actually do with a second term?
He has a domestic agenda, but no easy way to bring it about
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Young voters strongly favour Joe Biden, but will they turn out?
After a pummelling from campus protesters over Gaza, the president is struggling to get his message across
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Przekrój, an iconic Polish magazine, relaunches in America
It shows the surprising resilience of European diasporas
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Non-white American parents are embracing AI faster than white ones
The digital divide seems to have flipped
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Research into trans medicine has been manipulated
Court documents offer a window into how this happens
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A strange snafu and a cross-ideological coalition at America’s Supreme Court
The justices side with the Biden administration on a social-media tussle, but their biggest rulings are still pending
By Invitation
A business leader on why he’s backing Donald Trump
The Biden administration has played dirty and shown staggering incompetence, argues Joe Lonsdale
Finance and economics
How Chinese goods dodge American tariffs
Policymakers are unsure what to do about a tricky loophole
Finance and economics
American stocks are consuming global markets
That does not necessarily spell trouble
Finance and economics
McDonald’s v Burger King: what a price war means for inflation
American consumers will be licking their lips. So will Federal Reserve officials
Middle East and Africa
Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?
The Economist went to see
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In New York, the Democratic establishment strikes back
But the defeat of one progressive congressman shows how deep the party’s divisions run
Britain
Julian Assange’s plea deal: a suitable end to a grubby saga
America was right to have sought his extradition. But a bit of compassion now does not go amiss
