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The Economist· 2025-08-21 08:20
Left-leaning suburbanites have many reasons to oppose rezoning, from concerns about overcrowding their high-performing schools to wastewater management and traffic. But they boil down to one. We explain what it is https://t.co/shQFpUcxOr ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 08:00
To his fans, Tom Skinner is an amusing presence in their smartphone. To British politicians, he is a guide to a country they struggle to understand https://t.co/IG5N40rQTP ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 07:40
Perhaps. Learning languages offers other, more concrete benefits https://t.co/6gwFgUasLv ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 07:20
Modern cars are sometimes called “computers on wheels”. The fancy technology has benefits, but also vulnerabilities that manufacturers were slow to grasp https://t.co/j0ZYn7V1Ee ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 07:00
A decision about the housing of asylum-seekers in a drab hotel in Epping will have ripple effects on law, government policy and politics https://t.co/qApSToEPeU ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 06:40
“Summits have increased in frequency since 1945 partly because leaders, whether of democracies or dictatorships, like them,” says the author. “Yet often the results are much less than advertised” https://t.co/BRoGEdqaVb ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 06:20
For centuries criminals have nicked valuable products and smuggled them across borders. Britain today shows how this model has evolved in new and alarming ways https://t.co/DwBohuZj9m ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 06:15
To his fans, Tom Skinner is an amusing presence in their smartphone. To British politicians, he is a guide to a country they struggle to understand https://t.co/S798oipNNiIllustration: Nate Kitch https://t.co/2uDI9MgOrp ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 06:00
At the heart of Donald Trump’s vision for peace in Ukraine lies a major contradiction https://t.co/MdpuoKOf7J ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 05:40
With tensions rising throughout Syria, next year’s beach season may be less peaceful. But for now, as these photos show, people are soaking up the sun https://t.co/9jgPuIjIoi ...