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Clarence Thomas Threatened to Resign Over Salary Concerns in 2000

The justice set off a scramble by a lawmaker to find a way to raise his pay.

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Senate Wraps Up Year by Punting the Most Difficult Issues to 2024

But leaders of both parties cited steady progress on a package tying Ukraine military assistance to tougher border policies and…

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New York City Is Set to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement

The City Council vote has highlighted a broader debate over whether solitary confinement is torture or a legitimate form of…

Business

U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to 3.9 Percent, Lowest in 2 Years

The News A streak of unexpectedly good news on inflation has continued in Britain, as the annual rate of price…

Business

Washington Comes for the U.S. Steel Deal

Democrats and Republicans alike are questioning the wisdom of allowing an American industrial icon to fall into foreign hands.

Business

What Social Trends Taught Us About the 2023 Economy

From girl dinners to ChatGPT, a look back at the trends that broke the internet and taught us about the…

World

Inside a Chaotic Billion-Dollar Election in a Pivotal African Nation

Running the Democratic Republic of Congo is a tough and dangerous job. For decades, this African country the size of…

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House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 26 Laws Enacted

The tally reflects the extraordinary chaos and paralysis that gripped the House in 2023, when lawmakers did more voting but…

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Tasmania Falls for Neil the Seal, a 1,000 Pound Beach Bum

He basks in parking spaces, frolics with traffic cones and generally makes himself at home. But the authorities are worried…

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Why Solitary Confinement May Be Limited in New York Jails

A City Council bill would largely ban the practice. Mayor Eric Adams is fighting it.

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