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Pious pupils in America perform better
But that does not justify Republican efforts to put Christianity into classrooms
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Why the 2024 Chicago convention is not the 1968 convention
And the war in Gaza is not Kamala Harris’s Vietnam
The Americas
A bold plan to close the deadly Darién Gap unravels
America and Panama struggle to control surging migration
Asia
What if South Korea got a nuclear bomb?
An America First world will force allies to face uncomfortable questions
Asia
Taiwan braces for America’s election
For the opposition, a possible Trump victory is another reason to talk to China
Culture
Three years ago this month America withdrew from Afghanistan
A trio of new books tries to make sense of the war and its aftermath
Leaders
America is sabotaging itself in the global battle for talent
Some countries are much more serious about attracting the highly skilled
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Studio flats are now affordable in many more American cities
According to our Carrie Bradshaw index
Leaders
Reluctantly, America eyes building more nuclear weapons
The superpower faces more adversaries, new technologies and less-confident allies
Leaders
Our forecast puts Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck
We relaunch our presidential-election model for a transformed race
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Our new forecast for America’s presidential election
Why the polls don’t tell the whole story
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Can Kamala Harris win Michigan without Arab-American voters?
The Democratic nominee will have tricky territory to navigate at next week’s party convention
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Donald Trump plays with fire in Atlanta
Going after Georgia’s popular Republican governor will do him no good in the state
International
Can Donald Trump’s Iron Dome plan keep America safe?
In a dangerous world, cutting-edge missile defence is all the rage