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Netflix to release Greta Gerwig’s 'Narnia' in theaters

JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty says airline will survive, despite volatile industry and rising jet fuel costs

From pickup games to packed stadiums, the Bay gets World Cup ready

Courts rebuke Trump administration on immigration

Iran implements new system to collect fees from ships in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. business leaders, tech bros look to China for opportunities during Beijing talks

Longtime Beijing residents recount the transformation of China over the past 3 decades

Melinda Liu, Newsweek’s long-standing Beijing bureau chief, reflects on China’s dramatic transformation from a society with few private cars or telephones to a tech-saturated landscape where mobile apps dominate daily life. Despite rapid modernization and ambitious space programs aimed at solving resource scarcities, a...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is now at the center of a culture war

Podcast subverts China's conformist culture by getting people to share private-yet-human stories

StoryFM, a Chinese podcast founded by former journalist Kou Aizhe, challenges traditional cultural moderation by broadcasting raw, first-person accounts of sensitive topics like addiction, factory labor, and LGBTQ+ identities. Modeled after This American Life, the program prioritizes human introspection over narration,...

How Atlanta is preparing to host World Cup games

Why Trump brought several U.S. CEOs to China for a high-stakes summit

Kansas City locals believe in the 'Tonganoxie Split.' Is it real?

Why Dr. Makary resigned as head of FDA

Consumers beware: Not all personal finance info should be shared with chatbots

An ambitious shipping carbon tax survives despite U.S. attempt to derail talks

John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were modern ambassadors of the Piedmont blues

New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa takes a deep dive into her 'El Paso' hometown

The U.S. and China's 'mutually assured disruption' and why China wants trade stability

What is it going to take to win elections in November?

Western U.S. could see catastrophic wildfire season