The world in brief: Catch up quickly on the global stories that matter.
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Quick Glance: Sam Bankman-Fried's Verdict: 25-Year Prison Term - BBC News
- Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence. Key details from the court hearing in New York were summarized, focusing on his defense lawyer's arguments and the judge's ruling.
- The judge criticized SBF's lack of remorse, noting that he had never expressed a word of regret for committing terrible crimes. Customers who lost money in the collapse reported experiencing nightmares.
- SBF admitted to making a series of poor decisions but claimed that customers could be reimbursed. The judge pointed out that the assertion that customers would be fully repaid through the bankruptcy process was misleading.
- The court hearing also included testimonies from customers who lost significant amounts of money, insights into SBF's background, and the reasons behind the collapse of his company FTX.
The Economist Who Believes AI Will Be Great for the Middle Class: What if everyone is wrong.
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Dateline: The Economist history quiz: Can you guess when these extracts were published?
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The world in brief: Catch up quickly on the global stories that matter.
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The conventional language of career success moves in only one direction: up. But there is another type of career trajectory www.economist.com/business/2024/03/21/the-secret-to-career-success-may-well-be-off-to-the-side Illustration: Paul Blow
How did Russia’s security agencies miss warnings about the Moscow massacre?: Also on the daily podcast: a Japanese hotline for men and America’s big cars
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Does Chinese ownership of TikTok really pose a threat to America?: Our weekly podcast on China. This week we look at the potential TikTok ban in America—and ...
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Will Hispanic voters hand Donald Trump the presidency?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we consider Joe Biden’s fortunes with Latinos
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Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the latest polls?: The Economist is tracking the contest to be America’s next president
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The Intelligence: An aid drop over Gaza: It is becoming harder to get supplies into the enclave, which is facing a growing risk of famine ...
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Nigeria’s high-cost oil industry is in decline: That will leave a gaping hole in exports and public finances
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Mapping the Ukraine war: where is the latest fighting?: Our satellite view of the conflict, updated daily
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Biden’s big policy announcements; Trump’s fundraising haul: The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the ...
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Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the latest polls?: The Economist is tracking the contest to be America’s next president
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Today on “The Intelligence”, @AinslieJstone dives into a new scientific study which could help explain why some dogs are more prone to obesity than others play.acast.com/s/theintelligencepodcast/the-intelligence-when-sall-tempted-faye
The Intelligence: Bad Apple?: The case against the tech giant has been brewing since 2019 and while the smartphone maker is usually well-equipped to bat away ...
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The Intelligence: Fed reckoning: America’s central bank left rates untouched, to widespread market delight. Why is this economic cycle confounding expectations ...
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Why aren’t American voters happier with the economy?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, why the strong economy isn’t helping Joe Biden in ...
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Why does Xi Jinping say China is a democracy?: Our weekly podcast on China. This week we examine the leader’s claim that the one-party state is a democracy and ...
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New numbers show falling standards in American high schools: Low-achieving pupils may suffer the most
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The Intelligence: F is for falling standards: America is producing more high-school graduates—but on average, they know less. We ask how a push for equity can in ...
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Why aren’t American voters happier with the economy?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, why the strong economy isn’t helping Joe Biden in ...
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A new technique is speeding up the process of teaching AI models www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/03/13/how-to-train-your-large-language-model Illustration: Alberto Miranda
Joe Biden Now Leads Donald Trump in Presidential Polling Average: Biden leads the former president in The Economist's average of polls for the first time in six ...
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Vladimir Putin’s guns are firing around five times as many shells as Ukraine’s are. But does Russia have enough artillery to keep it up? www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2024/03/20/might-russia-run-out-of-big-guns Photo: AP
Our audience team is hiring in New York: The Economist is seeking an editor to work on social media, newsletters and other digital platforms
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The Intelligence: The power of positive tinkering: The Bank of Japan has ended its grand experiment in unconventional monetary policy—how did it work ...
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An Israeli scholar explains why he no longer supports the war in Gaza: It is now being run mainly for the benefit of Binyamin Netanyahu, argues David Enoch
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Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the polls?: The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
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The Intelligence: Russia’s sham election: Voting begins today in an election that has already been won – all the opposition politicians are dead ...
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The Intelligence: Leave your umbrella at home: It took more than 20 years for Hong Kong’s legislature to pass Article 23, a sweeping and troublingly ambiguous ...
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Can Big Oil run in reverse? Some of the industry sees putting carbon dioxide back in the ground as key to its future www.economist.com/special-report/2024/03/11/can-big-oil-run-in-reverse Photo: AP
The Russians want to take Robotyne. Its fall would be symbolic—but while the ammunition lasts, Ukraine can hold them off www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/10/a-report-from-near-ukraines-southern-front Image: The Economist/TJ
The Intelligence: Russia pushes back on Kharkiv: The northeastern province has been subject to more and more shelling, and Western officials are worried about ...
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The Intelligence: Europe is not so hot on its green parties: Melting ski slopes, floods and droughts are enraging the continent’s citizens ...
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An economist’s guide to the luxury-handbag market: It is plagued by counterfeits—and information asymmetries
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Meloni’s fellowship: The forging of the Brothers of Italy
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Hong Kong just got squeezed even more, but do not expect protests this time: Also on the daily podcast: why New York’s subway is crawling with troops and how ...
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Stockmarkets around the world are back at all-time highs. What would it look like if things were to take a euphoric turn? www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/03/11/is-the-bull-market-about-to-become-a-bubble Illustration: Ryan Chapman
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index: Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce
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Why Europe’s green parties are still not in season: Also on the daily podcast: EssilorLuxxotica and Gabriel García Márquez’s new book
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“Oppenheimer” is the first blockbuster since 2011 to win Best Picture at the Oscars www.economist.com/culture/2024/03/11/oppenheimer-breaks-the-recent-trend-at-the-oscars 🏆📷🧵
England’s historic buildings are causing headaches. Does the process for protecting architecture need an update? www.economist.com/britain/2024/03/11/englands-historic-buildings-are-causing-headaches Image: Alamy
We’re hiring a global correspondent: An opportunity to join our editorial staff in London
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What effect could third parties have on the presidential election?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we look at the appeal of candidates ...
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Whether this holy month is calm or not depends in part on three questions www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/03/10/the-bloodshed-in-gaza-is-set-to-rage-through-ramadan Image: AP
Biden investigator faces Congress; deciding primaries under way: The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats ...
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Off the Charts Newsletter: Taking you behind the scenes of our data journalism, directly to your inbox every Tuesday.
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Russia may be preparing major offensive in summer – The Economist: With the onset of summer, the threat of a new large-scale offensive by Russian occupation ...
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“Whether one way or the other - it is the end of the signa“: Signa has had turbulent days behind it: reports have ranged from suspected money laundering to ...
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Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Prize in Economics: ‘There are important things that cannot be solved just with a money transfer ’
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The Economist’s glass-ceiling index: Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce
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We’re hiring a global correspondent: An opportunity to join our editorial staff in London
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The Economist’s finance and economics internship: We invite applications for the 2024 Marjorie Deane internship
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Ever thought about getting elected to Britain’s Parliament? Read this first: econ.st/48I9PJ6 Image: Mark Long
The Intelligence: Labour’s union: A steady 20-point lead in the polls suggests that the Labour Party could comfortably win Britain’s next election ...
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Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the polls?: The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
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Read how education makes girls richer, healthier and more free. From the archive: econ.st/3UXMnoc #InspireInclusion #IWD2024
Trump dominates Super Tuesday; Sinema will not seek re-election: The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats ...
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Our glass-ceiling index measures the role and influence of women in the workforce. Explore each indicator and country in more depth here: econ.st/48IjEqM #InspireInclusion #IWD2024
We’re hiring a senior India correspondent: An opportunity to join our global editorial staff
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Biden prepares for speech; Congress rushes to avert shutdown: The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats ...
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The Economist’s finance and economics internship: We invite applications for the 2024 Marjorie Deane internship
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San Francisco has more dogs than children. @arynbraun didn’t believe it—but other American cities are actually far more pup-sessed ...
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The Intelligence: If Beijing had a ballot: Some within China might prefer another Donald Trump presidency while others might favour Joe Biden. On balance ...
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Inside Narendra Modi’s battle to win over the south : Can the BJP woo the country’s richer, better-educated states?
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The Intelligence: Drug gateway: A visit to a port of entry at America’s Mexican border reveals the difficulties in stopping the flood of fentanyl —a cheap ...
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The Intelligence: Coming to a Nikki end: After a 20-point primary walloping in South Carolina, the state she governed for eight years ...
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