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The last time America watched together
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The last time America watched together

September 11 transformed what Americans watched, how journalists covered the world, and ultimately whom the public trusted to tell them about it.

Africa, unshrunk
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Africa, unshrunk

Led by Togo and backed by the African Union, the push targets the centuries-old Mercator projection, which dramatically enlarges landmasses farther from the equator.

America’s expanding proletariat
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America’s expanding proletariat

The feeling reflects the fact that concerns about affordability and social mobility now span a much broader spectrum of income and education brackets.

An electronic board displays that the secondary market yield on newly issued 10-year government bonds has risen to 3.000 percent, in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
What We're Watching

Bond investors continue sell off, Israel looks to LatAm for new friends, Brazilian presidential candidates push for data centers

Investors around the world are selling off government bonds amid concerns about rising inflation and unsustainable spending by some large economies.

All eyez on the verdict
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All eyez on the verdict

For three decades, Shakur’s death remained one of America’s most famous cold cases.

School items belonging to abducted students of Baptist Nursery and Primary School sit inside an empty classroom in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Analysis

Nigeria’s economic gains collide with a kidnapping boom

Kidnapping has become big business – with consequences for investment, poverty, and Tinubu’s political future.

Oil workers drilling a well in an oil field, Venezuela.
What We're Watching

The US stakes its claim on Venezuelan oil fields, Greece inks a massive weapons deal with Israel, Russia comes to Niger’s rescue

The US government will take a majority stake in a new company that has the rights to develop 65 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, or about one-fifth of the country’s total proven reserves.

Big win in the Little League World Series
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Big win in the Little League World Series

It’s the second time Curaçao — the tiny Caribbean nation of 150,000 people — has won the Little League World Series.