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In One of the Least Diverse Nations, an American Outsider Shakes Up Politics

John Linton, born and raised in South Korea, tries to rejuvenate that country’s ruling party.

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Palestinian Families Seek Medical Care Outside Besieged Gaza

Egypt and the U.A.E. are bringing out some of the injured and ill, but many families are separated and left behind.

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Double Trouble: Investors Fight Fed on Two Fronts

While rate expectations have plunged for next year, further out they are still high.

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Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World’s iPhones in India

Supplier Foxconn plans to build more factories and give India a production role once limited mostly to China.

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Russia scheduled March 17 for its presidential vote, setting the stage for Putin to announce a run for a fifth term in office that could keep him in power until at least 2030.

Russia scheduled March 17 for its presidential vote, setting the stage for Putin to announce a run for a fifth term in office that could keep him in power until at least 2030.

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Universities Face Congressional Inquiry and Angry Donors Over Handling of Antisemitism

Congress has opened an investigation into Harvard, M.I.T. and University of Pennsylvania, a $100 million gift was withdrawn, and demands have grown for the universities’ presidents to resign.

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Hunter Biden Charged With Evading Taxes on Millions From Foreign Firms

The Justice Department charged President Biden’s son after a long-running and wide-ranging investigation with substantial political repercussions.

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At a Hanukkah Rally in New York, Prayers, Candles and Calls for Cease-Fire

On the first night of Hanukkah, which comes two months into the Israel-Hamas war, demonstrators mourned the Israelis and Palestinians who had been killed.

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Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges

A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president’s son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. (Image credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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