Foiled again: a second attempt on Trump

Foiled again: a second attempt on Trump

With less than eight weeks to go to the presidential election, tension is running high after a second probable assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Has political violence become routine in America? Virtual replicas of racing cars, plane engines, even bodies, may change how we diagnose problems (9:08). And celebrating Sergio Mendes, the king of Bossanova (17:04).


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End-Gulfed: Preparing for a post-oil future

End-Gulfed: Preparing for a post-oil future

The petrostates of the Gulf are modernising their economies, growing more tolerant and liberalising their social contracts as they prepare for a world run on fewer hydrocarbons—but who will be left be...

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Toil and rubble: a report from Turkey

Toil and rubble: a report from Turkey

Our correspondent visits town after devastated town. Poorly enforced building codes are one clear factor in the rising death toll—and a political backlash looms. Britain’s productivity problem is at l...

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A chance at renewal: Nigeria’s coming election

A chance at renewal: Nigeria’s coming election

Young voters are fired up and the electoral system has been strengthened, but Nigeria’s challenges are considerable. We explore why this month’s vote offers an opportunity to turn the country around. ...

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Long division: America’s busy state legislatures

Long division: America’s busy state legislatures

America’s Congress may be gridlocked, but its state legislatures certainly aren’t. The laws they’ll pass this year will probably impact more people more directly than anything Congress does, with just...

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Bot the difference: AI and the future of search

Bot the difference: AI and the future of search

The race for AI supremacy is on. Microsoft, Google, Baidu and a host of smaller firms are all placing bets on the technology’s future. Which version emerges on top may well determine how people find i...

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Race against time: rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria

Race against time: rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria

Amid unthinkable destruction and loss of life, we examine the factors that will frustrate relief efforts following earthquakes in an already troubled region. As President Joe Biden prepares to welcome...

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Tony isn’t blinkin’: Sino-American relations, post-balloon

Tony isn’t blinkin’: Sino-American relations, post-balloon

American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry w...

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Bold eagle: America's industrial evolution

Bold eagle: America's industrial evolution

As part of The Economist’s new series on the remaking of the country's economy, our correspondent looks at the Biden administration’s audacious industrial plans. Russia’s media outlets have been relen...

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