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is IVF next?
In vitro fertilization is already a grueling path to pregnancy. With embryos gaining new legal protections, it could become a criminal one
BIDEN’S whiff
The president’s caution after Roe was overturned has frustrated some aides and Democrats, who see their rights—and a political opportunity—slipping away
the BREAKING point
It's getting harder to be a woman in America
it changed EVERYTHING
How an abortion affected the lives of these seven women
Austrian School Economics—for Kids!
While right-wing politicians and activists fight to keep left-wingery out of children’s education, the Tuttle Twins are trying to build an audience for libertarian cartoons
When Hodl Failed
Three Arrows Capital, the most important hedge fund in crypto, set off a digital-asset contagion
Hong Kong’s Real Estate Lesson for China
The refusal of some Chinese consumers to pay mortgages on unfinished homes has shed light on the sales model that dominates the country’s trillion-dollar real estate market, where apartments are often bought 18 months to two years before they’re completed.
STRONGER WITH AGE
Jazzercise remains a fitness icon decades after it got started
A Testing Time for Kenya
Voters head to the polls to elect a president as inflation bites and a debt crisis looms in the background
Primed for a Budget Fight
Approaching elections are inciting calls for more government spending
On the Lookout for Black Swans
Investors are getting attuned to the risk of market disasters. Is protection worth the cost?
India Chops Away At Internet Freedom
Modi’s campaign against fake news and security threats is cutting off political opposition online
When a Sextortion Victim Hacks Back
A college student frustrated with the handling of her case took matters into her own hands
Held Under the Spell of Wales
Welsh pride is riding high, celebrating a culinary heritage as distinctive as any in the European pantheon. Here’s where to eat, drink, and stay, whether you’re in Llandudno, Llandeilo, or …Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Where Did the Money Go?
The pandemic has left its mark on everything, even the distribution of wealth in the US
Cracking the code on Affordable Housing
What does it take to add homes and opportunities to neighborhoods without gentrifying them? Martin Muoto, one of the biggest developers and landlords in Los Angeles, says the key is the profit motive
A Homebuyers' Boycott in China
People who took out mortgages for unfinished housing say they won’t pay
Lagarde’s Tightrope Act
The European Central Bank chief’s path to a soft landing is exceedingly narrow
The US Is Exporting Inflation
Americans’ pandemic spending and a strong dollar are boosting prices abroad
The Crypto Bro Of Last Resort
Sam Bankman-Fried taps his wealth to rescue companies— and protect his businesses
Europe Aims at Tech's Tower of Babel
New rules to make messaging apps communicate with one another raise privacy and security concerns
Swatch Is Back on Time
The MoonSwatch collaboration with Omega is giving a lift to a tired brand
Paying for Covid Zero in Macau
The city’s casinos are racking up losses as Chinese gamblers face restrictions on travel
Losing the Way on Chips
When it comes to a semiconductor strategy, the US doesn’t know which direction to turn
The Magnificent Mushroom Special PSYCHED!
An underground economy is thriving as laws around "magic" mushrooms loosen. Here's how businesses are rushing to take advantage of the changing paradigms on psilocybin
Life After Death
Parents of fallen Israeli soldiers are pushing for the right to have their slain sons’ sperm extracted, frozen, and stored so they can be future grandparents. Critics call it planned orphanhood
Traffic Jam at 400 Feet
NASA and the FAA are preparing to revolutionize air traffic control for the drone era
ESG Is So Hot Right Now
The fast-fashion business model of Shein, a top global startup, is also its biggest threat
A $490 Gun Can Cost A Lot More
Credova's buy now, pay later deals are putting guns in consumers' hands quickly
Refineries Are the Real Problem
Biden is facing two dilemmas: A world short on oil and a nation short on refineries