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Uber-style pricing is coming for everything

More and more industries are adopting "dynamic pricing" — and consumers aren’t happy.

Japan’s cherry blossoms are a marker of natural time — and how climate change is altering it

The age-old Japanese tradition of hanami has become a harbinger of change.

With new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong Kong

21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won.

Should schools lock up kids’ phones?

What banning phones in schools can — and can’t — do.

Trump is suddenly in need of a lot of cash. That’s everyone’s problem.

The former president, who owes half a billion dollars in damages, seems unable to secure an appeal bond for his civil fraud case. He could face major financial consequences.

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No, the director of Zone of Interest did not disavow his Jewish identity at the Oscars

Everyone is misquoting Jonathan Glazer’s speech at the Academy Awards.

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How gangs took over Haiti

Haiti’s latest crisis is being driven by something new: The country’s gangs have united, and they are demanding political power. Financial Times journalist Joe Daniels and peace activist Louis-Henri Mars explain.

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Bringing back the SAT

Four years after a pandemic pause, some colleges and universities are again requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores.

Why abortion politics might not carry Democrats again in 2024

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