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The New York Times – Saturday, July 8, 2023

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Biden Defends ‘Difficult’ Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

President Biden and his advisers had reservations about supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine, but then decided to provide them to the country.

With Ukraine burning through stockpiles of conventional artillery, President Biden concluded that he had little choice but to provide the weapons.

U.S. Raises Pressure on China to Combat Global Fentanyl Crisis

Plastic bags of fentanyl displayed at the Customs and Border Protection area at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.

The Biden administration push comes after cooperation on halting the flow of the drug into the United States was derailed by wider geopolitical tensions.

Fight or Flight: Transgender Care Bans Leave Families and Doctors Scrambling

Laws in 20 states have left the fate of clinics in doubt and families with transgender children searching for medical care across state lines.17h ago

They Fell in Love in a Video Game. Now Both Are in Jail.

The barrier-breaking romance of a Pakistani woman and an Indian man has led to criminal charges and nationalist intrigue.

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News: Zelensky To Visit Erdogan In Istanbul, G7 Meets In Tokyo, Prigozhin

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The Globalist Podcast, Friday, July 7, 2023: Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, on Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Turkey.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0E3zVrD8G9gc4Kko1zFdvP

Also, the significance of the G7 justice ministers meeting in Tokyo, updates on Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin and Russia, plus a look at the UAE’s self-driving cars.

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The New York Times – Friday, July 7, 2023

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Biden Weighs Giving Ukraine Weapons Banned by Many U.S. Allies

President Biden appeared on the verge of providing the munitions to Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine is seeking cluster munitions, which are known to cause grievous injuries to civilians, as its ammunition supply runs low.

U.S. Is Destroying the Last of Its Once-Vast Chemical Weapons Arsenal

Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed as soon as Friday.

New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible

The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would cover most of the high cost.

How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality

The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash. Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped.

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News: Sweden And Turkey Discuss NATO Membership, Spain General Elections

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The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, July 6, 2023: A discussion of the future of NATO – will Sweden be in it?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Pz35iQ0LANY6z496Akbre

Also, campaigning for Spain’s general election begins and Japan Airlines launches a clothing rental service. And the latest technology news.

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The New York Times – Thursday, July 6, 2023

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Ruling Puts Social Media at Crossroads of Disinformation and Free Speech

The government’s actions at the heart of the case were intended largely as public health measures.

The case, which could alter how the government battles disinformation, is a flashpoint in a broader effort by conservatives to document what they contend is a liberal conspiracy to silence their views.

‘Dig, Dig, Dig’: A Russian Soldier’s Story

A soldier seen from the knees down, in uniform and boots, on a stained tiled floor.

An inmate hoped to start over with a clean slate by fighting in Ukraine. Instead, he was confronted by the drudgery of trench work and the terror of battle. “You’re going in as meat,” he said he was told.

The Surprising Striver in the World’s Space Business

With at least 140 registered space-tech start-ups, India stands to transform the planet’s connection to the final frontier.

China Took Her Husband. She Was Left to Uncover His Secret Cause.

He was brilliant, quirky and intensely private — and also, she now suspects, an anonymous dissident blogger who had won fame for years of evading the surveillance state.

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News: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Threats, China & U.S. Semiconductor Standoff

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The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, July 5, 2023: Threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vM6B6eandiiBmIORzuraV

Why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US.

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The New York Times – Wednesday, July 5, 2023

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Putin, Xi and Modi Meet on Camera, but With No Signs of Greater Unity

A news broadcast in Beijing showed Xi Jinping and other participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization virtual summit on Tuesday.

At a virtual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the leaders of Russia, China and India each focused on their own driving issues.

Yellen’s China Visit Aims to Ease Tensions Amid Deep Divisions

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen at a cabinet meeting with President Biden at the White House last month. Ms. Yellen begins a four-day trip to China on Thursday.

Mutual skepticism between the United States and China over a wide range of economic and security issues has festered in recent years.

Biden Sidesteps Any Notion That He’s a ‘Flaming Woke Warrior’

Despite his alliance with abortion-rights supporters and L.G.B.T.Q. advocates, the president has deftly avoided becoming enmeshed in battles over hotly contested social issues.

Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials’ Contacts With Social Media Sites

The order came in a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, who claim the administration is trying to silence its critics.

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News: Israel Strikes West Bank, Hong Kong Offers Bounties For Activists

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The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, July 4, 2023: The latest on Israel’s major military operation in the West Bank.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JFexGL2Ob8KCu8C6878bt

Plus: the Hong Kong police’s bounties for self-exiled activists, the inauguration of Thailand’s new government and the soft power of military hospital ships. 

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The New York Times – Tuesday, July 4, 2023

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Israel Launches Biggest Air Attack on West Bank in Nearly Two Decades

Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli raid in a densely populated area of the occupied West Bank.

Israel said it used drone-fired missiles and ground troops against militant targets in the Jenin refugee camp. The assault killed at least eight Palestinians, the Palestinian health ministry said.

American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices

Piles of regulations, or “kludge,” and a culture of “no” are limiting the ability to turn building blocks into something new.

It’s Getting Hard to Stage a School Play Without Political Drama

At a time when lawmakers and parents are seeking to restrict what can and cannot be taught in classrooms, many teachers are seeing efforts to limit what can be staged in their auditoriums.

The Mystery That Ended Two Women’s World Cup Dreams

An assault case that rattled one of France’s best soccer teams remains unresolved despite a series of arrests. Its main characters have paid a heavy price.

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News: Riots Rattle France, Wagner Troops In Africa

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The Globalist Podcast, Monday, July 3, 2023: Riots continue to rock France and threaten to impede preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Russia expert Jenny Mathers examines the fate of Wagner troops in Africa.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gwMUx8VtcQK79Ndhxmd07

Also, the future of local news in Canada as Meta and Google block content. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich on the latest in Hollywood and new space technology is put under the microscope.