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Americans Invested Billions in Chinese Companies. Now Their Money Is Stuck.

TikTok’s turn in geopolitical cross hairs highlights the narrowing paths to liquidity for investments in Chinese companies.

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Trump’s Alternate Reality Pitch, Examined

The war in Ukraine. Hamas’s attack on Israel. Inflation. The former president has insisted that none would have occurred if he had remained in office after 2020.

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Dating Apps Like Hinge, Tinder and Bumble Are Getting Worse

Hinge, Tinder, Bumble: They used to be free and maybe too good to be true. Now paid versions and fatigue are making dating apps worse — and expensive.

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Kellyanne Conway Has Some Weak Advice for Her Party

Voters’ concerns over abortion rights won’t be easy to avoid.

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Does Everyone Want to Be on the ‘Mommy Track’?

More people are rejecting the false binary of remote work vs. the corporate ladder.

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Unprepared for What Has Already Happened

Stories of people waking up to a suddenly changed world.

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President Biden, You Have Leverage That Can Save Lives in Gaza. Please Use It.

While Biden is using tougher language toward Israel, he isn’t backing that up with consequences for being ignored.

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Dating Apps Like Hinge, Tinder and Bumble Are Getting Worse

Hinge, Tinder, Bumble: They used to be free and maybe too good to be true. Now paid versions and fatigue are making dating apps worse — and expensive.

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Biden’s Next Crisis Might Be North Korea

Biden should act to prevent North Korea from adding to the list of U.S. headaches.

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In Search of Spring

For those of us who’ve been white-knuckling our way through winter, the new season can’t arrive soon enough.

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In Occupied Ukraine, Casting a Vote (for Putin) as Armed Soldiers Watch

Russia is holding a presidential vote in the occupied regions of Ukraine to try to legitimize its rule there, expose dissenters and present a veneer of democracy.

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A Shooter’s Parents Were Convicted of Manslaughter. What Happens Next?

The prosecution of James and Jennifer Crumbley could affect the courts and parenting in the wake of the worst school shooting in Michigan history.

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Chile’s Deadliest Wildfire Is Said to Have Been Made Worse by a Lack of Water

Poor water pressure and dry hydrants posed major obstacles to fighting the February fire that killed scores of people along the country’s Pacific Coast.

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How Trump Is Scrambling to Raise Cash

The former president is facing converging financial crunches as he and the Republican Party confront a shortfall against President Biden and the Democrats.

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Share of Democratic Registrations Is Declining, but What Does It Mean?

Virtually every group of voters under 70 has become less likely to register as Democrats compared with Republicans since 2019.

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‘Practically Fasting for Months’: Gazans Struggle to Celebrate Ramadan

A time of religious devotion, dawn-to-dusk fasting and charity is instead a daily struggle for survival.

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Beauty Stores Like Sephora Draw Teens Driven by Social Media

Sephora has emerged as a retailer of choice among teenagers and preadolescents. Its new chief executive sees both a challenge and an opportunity.

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How To Recognize Health Misinformation on Social Media

Experts offer tips for combating false medical claims in your own circles.

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A Retiree in California Is Teaching Afghan Women How to Drive

The 82-year-old professor has taught more Afghan women in a California town to drive than likely drive in all Afghanistan, according to local lore. For them, it’s not about empowerment; it’s for groceries.

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Republican Senate Slugfest in Ohio Fuels Jitters About Trump’s Candidate

The former president will appear alongside Bernie Moreno on Saturday, one potential sign that Mr. Moreno could use an 11th-hour assist.

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What Must Nelson Peltz Do to Get Some Respect?

The longtime corporate agitator feels misunderstood. Maybe his fight with Disney could change that.

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Mike Lynch, Former UK Tech Mogul, Face Trial for Defrauding HP

A criminal trial is set to begin for Mr. Lynch, the founder of the software company Autonomy, which was sold to Hewlett-Packard in 2011 and later accused of being a fraud.

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For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now

The writer and filmmaker discusses the blend of theoretical cosmology and Black culture in Chicago’s newest planetarium show.

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Ankle Monitors and Curfews: Inside Biden’s New Tracking System for Migrant Families

The goal of the program is to keep people from skipping out on their asylum hearings, joining the millions of undocumented people who stay in the country indefinitely.

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Stalling: A Time-Tested Legal Strategy That Keeps Working for Trump

A delay in the former president’s impending Manhattan trial date was just the latest example of his ability to bend his busy court calendar in his favor.

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Menendez Leaves Re-Election Plans Murky, But Dormant Campaign Gives Hints

Senator Robert Menendez, facing federal bribery charges, has been coy about his plans. But running for office might offer advantages that have little to do with winning another term.

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A Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade Welcomes L.G.B.T.Q. Marchers

Activists like Brendan Fay have campaigned for decades to make St. Patrick’s Day festivities open to L.G.B.T.Q. groups. A new parade in Staten Island on Sunday is their final achievement.

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Does Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren’t Sure Now.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could allow more New Yorkers to carry guns is raising thorny questions and has jeopardized at least one case so far.

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Was He Secretly Working for China? This Is What He Told Us.

Di Sanh Duong openly said that some people might mistake him for a Chinese spy, but he maintained that he never did anything to hurt Australia.

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Who Australia Caught When It Went Looking for Chinese Spies

The first case tried under Australia’s foreign interference laws has raised tough questions about the breadth of the regulations.

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