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76% of U.S. Companies in Hong Kong Are Worried About Security Law, Chamber of Commerce Survey Finds
According to an American Chamber of Commerce survey, 76% of companies were concerned about the sweeping measures barring subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion, with most being “extremely concerned”
Tom Hanks’ Greyhound Is a Quietly Thrilling War Drama That’s Not Just for Dads
‘Greyhound’ is less about than it is about the secret burden of heroism—because with wartime heroism, there’s always a price to pay
Six Months on a Planet in Crisis: Greta Thunberg’s Travel Diary from the U.S. to Davos
This essay is adapted from the transcript of a radio program produced for Swedish Radio and broadcast in June. This is the first time the text has been published in its entirety. Chapter 1: UN speech and New York The first thing I see when I enter the United Nations Headquarters building in New York…
China Opens New National Security Agency Headquarters in Hong Kong
The inauguration came just over a week after China’s central government imposed a tough new law on the city
Chief Justice John Roberts Recently Spent a Night in Hospital After Being Injured in a Fall
Roberts was walking for exercise near his home June 21 when he fell, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said
Yes, COVID-19 Deaths Are Down. But There Are Worrying Signs of a Major Spike Ahead
Hospitalization rates, which have been a predictor of deaths to come, are spiking
MLK Had a Dream of Guaranteed Income. As Mayors of 11 U.S. Cities, We Are Bringing That Dream to Life
In 1967, against a backdrop of massive civil unrest, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? and called for the immediate abolition of poverty. In the richest nation in the world, King saw no justification for the evil of rampant poverty and chastised the government’s efforts against the…
The Rolling Stones Threaten to Sue Trump Over His Use of Their Songs at Campaign Rallies
The Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” was a popular song for his events
This Health Care Company Settled With the Feds Over Fraudulent Billing Claims—Then Got a $45 Million Federal Bailout Anyway
In mid April, as the first wave of COVID-19 was claiming tens of thousands of lives, it would’ve been easy to miss a pair of obscure federal government notices that landed within days of each other. On April 15, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached a $41 million settlement with two Florida…
Minneapolis City Council Puts Proposal to Abolish Police in Motion
The radical move supported by a majority of the council after George Floyd’s death is far from assured
These Are the Best Memes of 2020 So Far
From Michael Jordan and his iPad to Bernie Sanders asking for a favor
The Hamilton Movie Is Finally Upon Us. But Is the Groundbreaking Musical Already Outdated?
As it arrives on Disney+, some are skeptical that a musical about white slaveholders can speak to a moment in which long-held American narratives are being forcefully debunked
Live Nation Announces First-Ever Drive-In Concert Series Scheduled for July
The set of nine shows will take place July 10-12 in Tennessee, Maryland and Indiana