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Army’s Blast Safety Limit May Miss Risks From Powerful Weapons
Researchers say troops’ brains may be injured by blasts from firing M1 Abrams tank guns and other weapons, even if…
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Pope’s Shift on Gay Couples Followed Quiet Talks and Loud Resistance
Pope Francis spoke with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and their supporters for years before letting priests bless same-sex couples. But the move’s…
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France’s President Condemns ‘Manhunt’ Against Gérard Depardieu
Emmanuel Macron broke with his culture minister, who had called comments made by Depardieu in a documentary a “disgrace.” The…
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Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times.
After John Skeene served prison time for beating his mother to death with a chair leg, after he attacked a…
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Coming Soon: A George Santos Documentary Focusing on His ‘Human Side’
The filmmaker, Jenner Furst, will pay Mr. Santos an archival material fee, an arrangement similar to the one he used…
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Omid Scobie’s ‘Endgame’ Heralds the Start of a New Era
Having written about an inflection point for the British monarchy, the royals chronicler is at a crossroads in his own…
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Judge Orders Giuliani to Pay $148 Million Damage Award Immediately
A federal judge found that Rudolph Giuliani had a history of hiding assets and that he must swiftly pay two…
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Income Inequality Has Been Transformed Globally
In 1974, the libertarian political philosopher Robert Nozick famously defended inequality by offering a thought experiment involving Wilt Chamberlain. Imagine…
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The Year in Apple Watches, A.I., Anarcho-Capitalists and Anticapitalists
We covered a lot of ground together in 2023. In this issue of the newsletter I’ll update you on some…
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Key Hamas Plotters of Oct. 7 Elude Israel’s Grip on Gaza
Israel has battered Gaza in its quest to destroy Hamas, without finding the commanders it has named as its most…