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The Temptations of the ‘Personal Brand’

Whatever else social media may do, it makes nearly everything performative. Of course, not all of us with Twitter, Instagram…

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Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating

Also, violence is flaring in Israel and the West Bank.

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Layoffs by Email Show What Employers Really Think of Their Workers

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, recently announced that it would lay off around 12,000 people, 6 percent of its work force.…

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New Zealand’s Largest City Grapples With Aftermath of Devastating Floods

At least two people were killed in the flooding in Auckland that forced hundreds of people from their homes and…

Business

Anthropic, an A.I. Start-Up, Is Said to Be Close to Adding $300 Million

Anthropic specializes in generative artificial intelligence, a hot investment in Silicon Valley. The new funding could value the company at…

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Alan Cumming Returns British Honor Over ‘Toxicity of Empire’

The Scottish actor Alan Cumming said that he returned his Order of the British Empire, or O.B.E., in protest of…

Health

New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men

The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.

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The French Want to Remain the French

The Associated Press offends French sensibilities and retreats from a piece of descriptive advice.

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Asia Has Had a Really Cold Month, Courtesy of the Polar Vortex

Mohe, China’s northernmost city, recorded a temperature of minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit this week. That was the coldest in its…

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In China’s Crackdown on Protesters, a Familiar Effort to Blame Foreign Powers

The protests against “zero Covid” were a rare rebuke of Xi Jinping’s rule, and Beijing apparently seeks to deter those…

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