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The Economist· 2026-02-20 19:30
With cuts to Medicaid, drug-pricing deals, the sudden ubiquity of “Make America Healthy Again” and the end of extra marketplace subsidies, few areas of health care will be left untouched by the Trump administration https://t.co/TJNxOU9g0r ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 19:20
West Virginia is one of just five states in America that permit only medical exemptions to school-vaccine requirements. That distinction is now in jeopardy https://t.co/UkCp91umtF ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 19:19
Knocking out Donald Trump’s “emergency” levies should lower America’s effective tariff rate by about half, according to one calculation. But the president is already throwing up new barriers https://t.co/Nv0jGD0jFc ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 19:10
Trillions of dollars of federal money may have reduced deprivation while also blunting individuals’ incentives to better their own lot https://t.co/013TqB2ruW ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 19:00
It remains unclear how long China’s car market will remain stalled for. But it is yet another reminder to the world that what happens in the country steers the auto industry everywhere https://t.co/l9SqyLuKEL ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 18:50
China’s government has thrown money at humanoid robotics. But accompanying the buzz is a sense among executives and investors that the industry is starting to get ahead of itself https://t.co/MkVk9Fawur ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 18:40
Private equity’s detractors accuse it of hollowing out beloved businesses. On this week’s “Money Talks” we explain why the industry may be the villain the world needs. Listen now https://t.co/7leD8Ybhes ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 18:35
What to make of the new dietary fad https://t.co/jYv94wpCT2 ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 18:30
Peru’s Congress has voted to impeach interim president José Jerí, the country’s eighth leader in a decade. The ramifications run beyond domestic politics https://t.co/3jchjrpK8W ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 18:20
His “emergency” levies are down, but not out https://t.co/hOiNO2xsE9 ...