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POLL TRACKER
Donald Trump v Kamala Harris: what the polls say
“DATELINE” HISTORY QUIZ
This week: Enron’s fall; an island coming apart; and more
THE US IN BRIEF
Harris to meet Bibi
Business
WHAT COULD KILL THE $1TRN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE BOOM?
A fast-growing supply chain is at risk of over-extending
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THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS KAMALA HARRIS’S BIGGEST POLITICAL LIABILITY
What does her record reveal about her immigration policy?
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Middle East & Africa
ISRAELI RETALIATION IN LEBANON SEEMS INEVITABLE
But it still wants to avoid all-out war against Hizbullah
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THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, cut short his trip to America...
The presidential campaign of Kamala Harris raised $200m since she announced her
intention to run last week...
During a meeting with Li Qiang, China’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s
prime minister, promised to “relaunch…bilateral co-operation” with China...
A Ukrainian drone attack caused fires in oil-storage depots in the Kursk region
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CHINA IS ITCHING TO MINE THE OCEAN FLOOR
It wants to dominate critical-mineral supply chains
BARTLEBY: MACHINES MIGHT NOT TAKE YOUR JOB. BUT THEY COULD MAKE IT WORSE
How robots and AI change the meaningfulness of work
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KAMALA HARRIS
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Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity
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DONALD TRUMP V KAMALA HARRIS: WHAT THE POLLS SAY
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LEXINGTON: WHAT IDENTITY POLITICS WILL KAMALA HARRIS PRACTISE?
The lessons of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Hillary Clinton
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THE PARIS OLYMPICS
A GLOBAL GOLD RUSH IS CHANGING SPORT
Fans may be cooling on the Olympics, but elsewhere technology is transforming
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A SHIFT IN THE MEDIA BUSINESS IS CHANGING WHAT IT IS TO BE A SPORTS FAN
Team loyalty is being replaced by “fluid fandom”
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THE ROMANCE AND REALITY OF PARIS, THE OLYMPICS’ HOST
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THE SEINE MAY DETERMINE ATHLETES’ SUCCESS AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
Yet the river plays an even more vital role in the culture and economy of the
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AMERICA RECREATES A WARFIGHTING COMMAND IN JAPAN
The threat from China hastens the biggest military transformation in the Pacific
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CHAGUAN: THE NATIONALISM OF IDEAS
Xi Jinping wants Chinese systems of knowledge, free of Western values
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PETER MAGYAR IS REINVIGORATING HUNGARY’S STRUGGLING OPPOSITION
Attacking Viktor Orban’s corruption wins votes for a political newcomer
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BRITAIN’S ARMY CHIEF FEARS WAR MAY COME SOONER THAN ANYONE THINKS
Could the army cope without more money and troops?
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CHINA UNVEILS ITS NEW ECONOMIC VISION
It promises many reforms, but remains ambivalent about the role of the market
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All come with their own drawbacks
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LVMH IS SPLURGING ON THE OLYMPICS
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SCHUMPETER: WHY IS MARK ZUCKERBERG GIVING AWAY META’S CROWN JEWELS?
Augustus Caesar goes on the open-source warpath
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Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide
THE STRONG DOLLAR IS HURTING EXPORTS FROM LATIN AMERICA
For three small dollarised economies it has exposed a lack of competitiveness
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REVISITING THE WORK OF DONALD HARRIS, FATHER OF KAMALA
The combative Marxist economist focused on questions related to growth
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CLUES TO A POSSIBLE CURE FOR AIDS
Doctors, scientists and activists meet to discuss how to pummel HIV
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THE WAR IN GAZA
BIBI NETANYAHU OFFERED SPECTACLE OVER SUBSTANCE IN AMERICA
His fourth address to Congress was historic, but held few answers for Israelis
OPTIMISTIC PLANS FOR POST-WAR GAZA HAVE LITTLE BASIS IN REALITY
Aid, policing, reconstruction—everything is even harder than it sounds
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THE WORLD COURT SAYS ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION IS ILLEGAL
But will the International Court of Justice’s ruling have any effect?
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TO SEE THE FUTURE OF URBAN WARFARE, LOOK AT GAZA
Western armies are studying the horrifying conflict for tactical lessons
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SUMMER READS
A TEXAS JUDGE GIVES A NOD TO AMERICA’S AT-HOME DISTILLERS
Life, liberty and the pursuit of liquor
THE DEEP SEA IS HOME TO “DARK OXYGEN”
Nodules on the seabed, rather than photosynthesis, are the source of the gas
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TO UNDERSTAND THE PERILS OF AI, LOOK TO A CZECH NOVEL—FROM 1936
“War with the Newts” offers a satirical allegory of life under the spell of
machines
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HOW KING CHARLES III COUNTS HIS SWANS
A ritual that pleases conservationists and annoys the birds
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The prospect of dislodging the rebels is becoming dimmer
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AI FIRMS WILL SOON EXHAUST MOST OF THE INTERNET’S DATA
Can they create more?
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RESEARCHERS ARE FIGURING OUT HOW LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS WORK
Such insights could help make them safer, more truthful and easier to use
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AI CAN PREDICT TIPPING POINTS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN
Potential applications span from economics to epidemiology
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THE WAR IN UKRAINE
HOW UKRAINE’S NEW TECH FOILS RUSSIAN AERIAL ATTACKS
It is pioneering acoustic detection, with surprising success
VADYM SUKHAREVSKY, THE MAN IN CHARGE OF UKRAINE’S DRONES
Ukraine hopes its new drone command will help it regain the upper hand
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RUSSIA’S VAST STOCKS OF SOVIET-ERA WEAPONRY ARE RUNNING OUT
It may have to scale back its offensive in Ukraine
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WHEN WILL UKRAINE JOIN NATO?
Its road to membership could be blocked if Donald Trump becomes president
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EDITION: JULY 27TH 2024
GAME CHANGER: HOW STREAMING WILL TRANSFORM SPORTS
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GAME CHANGER
A global gold rush is changing sport
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THE LOST LEADER
Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problem
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DON’T STOP THE BUCK
MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar
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YOUR SUMMER READING
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SPECIAL REPORTS: JULY 13TH 2024
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Schools in rich countries are making poor progress. They need to get back to
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Schools in rich countries are making poor progress
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The rich world’s teachers are increasingly morose
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Will artificial intelligence transform school?
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Efforts to teach character bring promise and perils
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England’s school reforms are earning fans abroad
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* HOW TO DECODE KAMALA HARRIS’S FOREIGN POLICY
CLIMATE CHANGE
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* CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING THE MONSOON MORE DANGEROUS
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THE ECONOMIST EXPLAINS
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