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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Assessing the president’s promise to bring back factory jobs
His latest tariff threats are proportionate. But the situation could get out of hand
Forget lame ducks. America’s president will defend his dominance like an ageing silverback gorilla
New theories and experiments should shine light on string theory
A big dose of luck, and a distinctly odd character
Yemen and the Red Sea are both threatened
Daniel Franklin, a senior editor, explains why renewing a British passport is remarkably easy
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, is AI a risk to the Chinese Communist Party?
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