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The risks of keeping schools closed far outweigh the benefits

Millions of young minds are going to waste
 
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The darkness behind
Why business in Hong Kong should be worried

A new national-security law is not the only threat
 
 
Lexington
Donald Trump ends the career of his former chief ideologue, Jeff Sessions

The president, a fan of Confederate monuments, topples one
 
 
Week in Charts
Late for school

America’s splurge amid the surge • The Arab world and cheap oil • Away with Huawei • Venice’s flood barrier
 
 
The incredible shrinking machine
A new material helps transistors become vanishingly small

And more transistors mean more computing power
 
 
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NBC turns to ads to fund its streaming wars

As the cost of content rises, more video companies consider running commercials
 
 
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Pandating: coronavirus is changing the language of love

If you want to date in a pandemic, you’d better know the lingo
 
 
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Could America have a coronavirus vaccine by election day?

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