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Intended as China’s version of Dubai’s palm-shaped artificial island, Ocean Flower Island is a $12 billion monument to debt-fueled economic excess. More

Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events. More

An anonymous negative ad campaign has been aimed at New Jersey’s departing attorney general. “It’s a warning to others,” one political scientist said. More

Some New Yorkers hope that raising a child in the city could become more affordable thanks to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans for free child care and preschool. More

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China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power. Its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world. More

The closures were announced after a high-speed train derailed and smashed into another high-speed train, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens. More

International law is either universal or meaningless. Greenland will show which one we choose. More