Policy
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Travel
Help! Our Cruise Operator Went Bankrupt and We Are Out $17,905.
A couple purchased an Arabian Sea voyage, but Vantage, the cruise company, went under. Their travel insurance was supposed to cover financial default, but the claim was repeatedly denied.
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World
The Cruel Spectacle of British Asylum Policy
Last week Britain’s Parliament passed a law that seeks to redefine reality. The Safety of Rwanda Act declares Rwanda a “safe” country, regardless of the evidence to the contrary — and orders British courts to do the same. Its purpose is to allow the ...
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Business
Europe’s Policymakers Get Ready to Lower Rates, Regardless of the Fed
European Central Bank governors are highlighting cooler inflation as a sign the bank could cut interest rates before the Federal Reserve.
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World
5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point.
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World
Senate Leaders Look to Curb ‘Judge Shopping’ But In Different Ways
Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell don’t think the federal judiciary is doing enough, and each is introducing a bill to address the issue.
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World
An Effort to End ‘Judge-Shopping’ Turns Into a ‘Political Firestorm’
A policy meant to prevent plaintiffs from steering their cases to sympathetic judges has drawn widespread attention, with both Republicans and Democrats accusing each other of politicizing the judiciary.
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Business
Why Elon Musk Needs China
Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in the West over his reliance on the country.
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World
Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Higher inflation and rising wages suggest that the country’s economy can grow without such aggressive stimulus from the central bank.
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World
Words Over Deeds: Why Biden Isn’t Pressuring Israel
One could be forgiven for thinking that President Biden’s tough words on the Israel-Hamas war in his State of the Union address and his MSNBC interview on Saturdaywas the beginning of a much more critical U.S. policy toward Israel. After all, the ...
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Business
Fed Chair Powell Still Expects to Cut Rates This Year, but Not Yet
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said policymakers still expect to lower rates in 2024 — but the timing hinges on data.