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Intel to Invest Up to $95 Billion in European Chip-Making Amid U.S. Expansion
Intel Corp. plans to build new chip-making facilities in Europe valued at up to $95 billion, responding to a cross-border…
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Taliban Unveil New Afghan Government
KABUL—Four days before the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks that triggered the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban…
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Opinion | Biden Needs a Win on Infrastructure
August was a month of disasters for Joe Biden. September will be a month of decisions—big ones—about his domestic policy…
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These Sensor-Studded Smart Clothes Just Might Save Your Life
From a prescription bra that signals cardiac arrest to a mosquito-proof textile, startups and scientists are developing garments for healthier…
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Fall’s Economic Comeback Turns Into a September Slowdown
Covid’s Delta variant undoes expectations of a recovery boost. Hiring and consumer spending gains slow in the face of fresh…
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Chinese Authorities Drop Case Against Former Alibaba Manager Accused of Sexual Assault
TAIPEI—Chinese authorities said the actions of a manager with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. accused of sexually assaulting a co-worker didn’t…
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El Salvador Becomes First Country to Adopt Bitcoin as National Currency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—Tuesday is B-day, or Bitcoin-day, in El Salvador. The tiny and impoverished Central American nation became the…
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Opinion | Reclaiming Our Independence From Big Tech
Google can swing an election. Facebook knows more about you than your spouse does. Amazon ’s Alexa can record your…
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Opinion | Identity Politics Goes Global
Preoccupied by the pandemic, climate change and the intensifying rivalry between the U.S. and China, policy makers and pundits aren’t…
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Opinion | Is Moderna the Tortoise in the Vaccine Race?
President Trump’s Operation Warp speed was often likened to the Manhattan Project, but this time the Americans and the Germans…
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Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Tearing Down Princeton
Free speech, but only to supply students ‘with the tools with which they can tear down this place.’ Source
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Two Young Afghan Sisters’ Journey Across Afghanistan to Escape the Taliban
Taliban fighters armed with AK-47s fired warning shots over the heaving crowd at the entrance to Kabul airport. Fourteen-year-old Maryam…
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Disney’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Flies to a Record Labor Day at the Box Office
Walt Disney Co. ’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” broke records for the highest-grossing film for the…
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Forget Netflix, Some Movie Fans Rewind to VHS Tapes
When Nicole Wiegand wants to relax, she reaches back to 1987. Most evenings, Ms. Wiegand, a 37-year-old owner of an…
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Taliban Claim to Have Conquered Last Pocket of Resistance in Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed Monday to have overcome the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, releasing images they said showed the…
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Opinion | BlackRock’s China Blunder
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has begun a major initiative in China. On Aug. 30 it launched a set…
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Directors of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Publisher Quit, Citing National-Security Crackdown
HONG KONG—The four remaining directors of a publishing company that recently closed the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper founded by jailed…
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Kids Anxious About Going Back to School? Here Are Some Signs
Students are facing more than standard back-to-school anxiety this fall. Returning to classrooms after a year of remote learning and…
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Tech Advances Put the Annual Doctor Visit on the Critical List
The Future of Everything covers the innovation and technology transforming the way we live, work and play, with monthly issues…
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Instacart Goes Deeper Into Digital Advertising as Grocery Delivery Slows
Instacart Inc. wants to do more than just deliver your yogurt and snacks—it wants to advertise them, too. The nine-year-old…
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