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Millions Of Dollars Go Missing In Mexico
American expats say their accounts were emptied and Monex isn’t making them whole
Airbnb Guests Find Hidden Camera Live-Streaming Their Stay
A family made a creepy discovery at an Airbnb in Ireland in March: Their host was secretly filming them with an internet-connected camera.
The Enemy Of My Enemy
Saudi Arabia and Iran battle each other via proxies, but their rivalry has trigger points for more direct conflict
California Sues Over $1B In Canceled High-Speed Rail Money
California sued to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state’s high-speed rail project, escalating the state’s feud with the federal government.
To Save The Church, Dismantle The Priesthood
Catholics must detach themselves from the clerical hierarchy— and take the faith back into their own hands.
Malia Obama Humiliated!
Barack & Michelle’s daughter caught up in Harvard bribe scandal.
Explorer Recounts Making The Deepest Ocean Dive In History
Taking the hours-long journey to what is believed to be the deepest point mankind has visited in any ocean was a complicated one, and for Victor Vescovo, it meant being constantly on the alert as he monitored his state-of-the-art vessel.
Liberalism's Last Stand
As Viktor Orbán systematically removed all impediments to his autocratic regime, one independent institution stood defiant: a university, in the heart of Budapest, founded by George Soros. The school’s survival became a test of liberalism’s ability to beat back its new ideological foe—in Hungary and beyond.
El Petro, Or What We Can Learn From Venezuela's Doomed Crypto-Petrocurrency
Shakespeare tells us, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
The Women Who Changed Spycraft
An old-boy operation was transformed during World War II, and at last the unsung upstarts are getting their due.
The Peculiar Blindness Of Experts
Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible.
How I Hacked Facebook
Algorithms have made the social network predictable and dreary. My quest to make it random and fun.
Ethiopia's Image-Maker
Aïda Muluneh, whose vibrant photographs explore national identity, wants to upend portrayals of Africa.
Desus And Mero Beyond The Bronx
Can the stars of the hit podcast Bodega Boys subvert late-night TV?
Autocorrect
How advances in real-time fact-checking might improve our politics
Moving Forward
For TPG’s Jim Coulter and Jon Winkelried, radical change is an investing opportunity.They’re finding plenty of disruption in the economy, in their portfolio— and even in their firm
The Lawyer Who Helped Greece And Argentina Sees New Emerging-market Defaults Brewing
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES facing down creditors, Lee Buchheit was the cavalry.
He Just Won't Stop Betting On A Crash
RUSSELL CLARK’S ENTRY into the high-stakes world of investing could hardly have been less promising.
For Meridiam's Thierry Deau, Assets Mean Airports And Tunnels
THIERRY DEAU’S ENGINEERING training in France led him early in his career to building government-funded infrastructure.
Caroline Kennedy's Tragic Living Hell!
American icon fighting incurable disease
After The Smoke Clears
Cannabis legalization has taken the national stage as the house and senate weigh bills to abolish federal prohibition. But wiping out the toll the war on drugs has taken on black america is proving an even more complicated and hazy proposition as leading voices seek parity.
Harvesting Anger In Putin's Heartland
The Russian president’s opponents are seeking to capitalize on discontent over broken promises to improve health services
Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End
A bulletin from our climate future.
A Voyage Down Modi's Ganges
The Indian prime minister wants a second fiveyear term. To win reelection he’ll have to convince the people along the country’s holiest river that their lives have improved
Twitter Profit Rises As Trump Demands ‘Fairer' Social Media
Twitter Inc. trumpeted strong quarterly growth in earnings and users while President Donald Trump tweeted criticism of the social media site for allegedly discriminating against him politically.
Teen Fiction Twitter Is Eating Its Young
“Cancel Culture” is out of control online.
Microsoft Workers Join China's Debate Over Grueling Workweek
Tech workers in China protesting a corporate culture of grueling work schedules are getting some support from their U.S. peers.
Trump's Iran Crackdown Isn't Working
Despite the economic hit, the Islamic republic is still funding groups the U.S. calls terrorists.
Extortion Is Booming In Bolsonaro's Brazil
Off-duty and rogue police officers are contributing to $39 billion in graft.
Kate & William Split!
World Exclusive: Heartbroken duchess takes kids & moves in with her mom over William cheating scandal