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The companies behind this wonder of tech are facing allegations of using copyrighted material to build their large language models (LLMs). But will the courts consider it fair use? Why ex-inmates are so likely to die just after they leave prison (10:15). And, the case for booing in sports (16:13). 

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At a time when Russia has been making significant gains, an allocated $61bn of aid for Ukraine will be felt on the battlefield almost instantly. Will it help turn the course of the war? In a world of endless supply chain disruptions, how can businesses shore up against the costs (11:26)? And the appeal of two-month-old stew (18:37).

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A missile has reportedly struck a site in the Islamic Republic. If this is retaliation for Iran?s most recent attacks, then it is a muted response. But is there still a risk of escalation? As India?s election kicks off, a look into why the opposition is likely to have a poor showing (09:07). And, a tribute to the first foreign-born grand champion of sumo (19:15).

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Governments particularly in the rich world are struggling to get young people in uniform. Will some form of conscription become necessary? In America, how remote working husbands may be liberating their wives (10:19). And, the generational hunting prowess of the killer whale (16:53).

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All over the world, young men are identifying more with the political right, even as women drift more to the left. What is behind the gulf, and how to close it? The seeming drop in crime in Naples is not because the notorious mafia activity has disappeared?it has evolved (10:11). And exploring the history and the present of the flat white (17:08).

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The case for assisted dying is essentially one of individual freedom?and plenty of Britons support a change in the law to permit it. Japan?s Noto peninsula is still reeling from a New Year?s Day earthquake. It could well have been worse, but geography and demography may ultimately limit improvements to earthquake preparedness (10:46). And the pros and cons of corporate uniforms (18:49).

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For the first time Iran launched a huge attack on Israel from its own territory, though the effort largely failed. Israel?s response could easily lead to regional war; what is it likely to be? The first of the four criminal trials that Donald Trump faces will get under way today. It is by some margin the tawdriest (11:46). And celebrating the 150th anniversary of Impressionism (20:02).   

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We have combined polling data to make a detailed portrait of the American electorate. Have a tinker with our interactive model: plug in their age, sex, religion, and more, and let us estimate how your hypothetical voter will vote in the presidential election. Allegations of extortion at the Rafah crossing out of Gaza (09:57). And, a tribute to an heiress-turned-IRA bombmaker (20:17).

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Since the invasion began, Ukraine's second city has suffered a third of all aerial attacks. The latest one has been especially gruelling. A census of Mexico?s missing people is likely underestimating the scale of the problem. Is the president deliberately trying to minimise its scale (11:08)? And, why those with the least to spend on lottery tickets are most likely to try their luck (19:20). 

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The leaders of both countries will meet for dinner at the White House tonight. In light of Asia?s changing geopolitics, defence will certainly be high up on the agenda. Somali pirates are wreaking havoc in the Indian Ocean again. What explains their resurgence (8:34)? And, have a listen to what AI can do with music (13:29). 

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In Russia inflation is under control, wages are on the up and supposedly tough sanctions have been successfully skirted. Why is the pariah economy proving so resilient? Despite the nasty rhetoric of many of its politicians, Britain has turned out to be quite good at assimilating immigrants (09:29). And how lorries can be electrified faster (19:11).

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The 1994 slaughter of hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis completely reshaped the country. It also produced Africa?s most polarising leader, whose outsized power and regional influence is proving ever more divisive. How a shadow economy of gangs and clans is running Gaza (11:45). And a total solar eclipse is coming to America (20:01).

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Twenty-two years ago, Palestinian politician-turned-revolutionary Marwan Barghouti was convicted of acts of terrorism and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in an Israeli prison. Now, there?s a chance he could be released. Barghouti is at the top of Hamas?s list of prisoners they want exchanged for the hostages they took on October 7th. And Palestinians overwhelmingly want him to lead them. The Economist's Nicolas Pelham asks who is Marwan Barghouti and could he be the man who will lead Palestine?

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After more than 100 days in office, President Javier Milei has managed some much-needed economic reforms. But the hit to voters? pockets may limit his popularity, and progress. Sprucing up a peripheral Paris neighbourhood for the Olympics is just part of a plan to transform the city?s geography (9:42). And the astonishing life of the longest-ever user of an iron lung (17:20).

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The game theory was simpler during a cold war between two states armed to the teeth; the nuclear world order has since become far more complex and dangerous. Nvidia is on a tear making the artificial-intelligence community?s favoured chips. What plans, and perils, lie ahead for the firm (10:55)? And why there are ever fewer accountants on the books in America (18:25).

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India is not the first country to leapfrog from poverty-induced undernourishment to also having an obesity crisis?but a number of factors make that a far chunkier problem than it is elsewhere. A shock local-election result in Turkey suggests the country?s strongman leader may not be so strong (9:48). And China?s solar-panel bonanza upsets the lucrative market for ultra-pure sand (17:43).

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As yet more aid workers die in Gaza and an airstrike levels an Iranian consulate, pressure on Israel?s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu mounts. But all that chaos is paradoxically protective. We take an economist?s view on the ?superfakes? that are chipping away at the luxury-handbag industry (10:18). And French winemakers face the twin challenges of brewers and abstemious youth (18:37).

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There are fears about TikTok, but it?s not the only social media platform that the Chinese state might be using to monitor the rest of the world. That?s especially worrying for those in its diaspora who thought they were free. How monopolies are transforming America?s skiing industry (08:59). And just how much stuff are museums sitting on (15:37)?

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Alexei Navalny was sent to one to die and American journalist Evan Gershkovich is being held in another. Our correspondent reports on the notorious brutality of Russia?s prisons. Without the right policies, undoing years of dependency on oil will take much longer than hoped (11:03). And a tribute to the Israeli luthier who restored violins from the Holocaust (18:53). 

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It has been called one of the biggest financial frauds in American history. After the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, its founder is facing a maximum jail sentence of 110 years. Why the race to build new cities is difficult, but potentially worthwhile (10:01). And how M&S knickers can help solve murders (16:15).

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It is becoming harder to get supplies into the enclave, which is facing a growing risk of famine. As fewer trucks are making it in, more aid is being dropped by plane. Our producer takes us on a flight. Why high risk does not always lead to high reward (09:40). And the ripple effect of rising cocoa prices for chocoholics (14:43).

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye was little-known before this election. Despite the incumbent president?s attempts to thwart the process, the anti-establishment politician has soared to victory. Why preparing Turkey for future earthquakes has dominated mayoral campaigns in Istanbul (08:37). And the gene mutation making dogs more prone to obesity (16:25)?

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Warnings from the Americans went unheeded, police took too long to respond, and now the Kremlin has found a way to link it to Ukraine. Could this tragedy be used to Vladamir Putin?s advantage? A hotline for Japanese men to discuss their anxieties is an unfortunate indicator of a wider social problem (09:48). And why America?s love for big trucks is hitting a dead end (17:15).

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By the end of this podcast Economist correspondent Tamara Gilkes Borr might own a gun. Recently, Tamara fired a gun for the first time and was shocked by how it made her feel. That moment started her on a personal odyssey to meet other Black gun owners and find out why, in contemporary America, she might want - or need - a gun. 

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The case against the tech giant has been brewing since 2019 and while the smartphone maker is usually well-equipped to bat away regulators, this fight could bruise. Why Jimmy ?Barbecue? Chérizier, Haiti?s most prominent warlord, could play a key role in the country?s future (09:48). And, the Dutch-American primatologist who showed animals to have kinder instincts (16:40).

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America?s central bank left rates untouched, to widespread market delight. Why is this economic cycle confounding expectations so much, and how to bring it to a gentle end? We look at the modern fortunes of Vodafone, a once-mighty telecoms firm that is slimming down to get healthier (11:21). And why Britain?s system for protecting its historic buildings from change?needs to change (16:10).

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It took more than 20 years for Hong Kong?s legislature to pass Article 23, a sweeping and troublingly ambiguous national-security law. Huge protests stymied such legislation in the past; not so anymore. National Guard troops are out in force on New York City?s subways?because they are cheaper than cops (10:11). And a personal story exploring the torment of tinnitus (15:31).

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The Bank of Japan has ended its grand experiment in unconventional monetary policy?how did it work, and what happens now that it has concluded? Ahead of Florida?s presidential primary our correspondent pays a visit, examining the state?s hard swing to the right (10:17). And the next in our Economist Reads series: why God seems to care so much about sex (19:09).

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America is producing more high-school graduates?but on average, they know less. We ask how a push for equity can in reality seed a systemic failing. London?s Canary Wharf was built as a high-rise jungle for white-collar workers; how is it surviving in a work-from-home world (7:57)? And amid a general decline in cinemagoing, the high end of the market is thriving (14:02).

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Voting begins today in an election that has already been won ? all the opposition politicians are dead, in prison or in exile. Vladimir Putin wants to give the illusion of legitimacy. Will the rumblings of a protest deprive him of that goal? There is evidence that Sudan is becoming the latest theatre of the Ukraine war (09:25). And, a tribute to the father of Dragon Ball Z (15:49).

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The US Congress is refusing to scroll past the app?s links to China. If the bill they passed becomes law, the video-sharing network will be forced to find new owners. Binyamin Netanyahu?s emergency war-time budget has just been approved. What is the cost of Israel?s ongoing war (10:40)? And, snapping up Old Masters in Maastricht (18:14).

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The northeastern province has been subject to more and more shelling, and Western officials are worried about Ukraine?s capacity to respond. Could there be a breakthrough? Not everyone is happy with the 28-year-old building America?s first nickel-cobalt refinery (08:51). And, some of the best comic novels (16:46).

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Melting ski slopes, floods and droughts are enraging the continent?s citizens, but not quite enough for them to consider voting differently. Our correspondent explains what the electorate is weighing up. The world?s largest maker of glasses is branching out into tech (10:41). And Gabriel García Márquez?s new novella that he did not want published (16:32).

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As the hermit kingdom is getting ever cosier with Russia, it is becoming bolder in its provocations of conflict with the south. Growing risks of escalation threaten not just the region, but the world. The victims of the war in Ukraine are not just its people, but its animals too (09:48). And why the world is getting bigger (15:57).  

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Despite growing pressure from powerful local gangs, Ariel Henry, the prime minister, is refusing to step down. The state has descended into such a quagmire that he cannot even return. Can it be brought back from the brink? This year?s Oscar nominations show a newfound appreciation for foreign-language films (07:44). And, a tribute to Iris Apfel (13:52) 

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A steady 20-point lead in the polls suggests that the Labour Party could comfortably win Britain?s next election. How have they managed to gain such a broad support base? Two embarrassing blunders from the German military could have sizeable implications at home and abroad (10:39). And, how two Japanese towns are transforming attitudes to childcare (16:44).

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In a result that will surprise few, America is on track to hold a rematch of the 2020 presidential election, with Joe Biden and Donald Trump winning most of the primaries held last night. But will the Republican campaign look different this time? Why shoppers and investors really love Costco (09:36). And which cities are most expensive for Europe?s renters (15:36)?

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The richer, more urban region does not just differ economically, but politically too. Can Mr Modi tone down the BJP?s Hindu nationalism and gain traction there? The EU has a grand plan to protect its economy from a host of risks, but finding consensus among 27 countries is hard (12:22). And why live music rocks (19:47). Additional music courtesy of Posthuman

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The international push for a ceasefire in Gaza continues, but the tragedies keep coming; in many ways a resolution still seems as distant as it was early in the war. We consider the temptation to go all in on stocks, given just how flaming-hot the markets are (10:55). And a data-led look into which American cities are the most dog-obsessed (16:13).

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A year on from our series Next Year in Moscow, Alexei Navalny, Russia?s most prominent opposition leader, is dead. Hope for the ?beautiful Russia of the future? he imagined from his prison cell in Siberia is all but extinguished. The Economist?s Russia editor Arkady Ostrovsky finds out how Russians who oppose Vladimir Putin?s war are enduring these dark times

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A visit to a port of entry at America?s Mexican border reveals the difficulties in stopping the flood of fentanyl?a cheap, potent and ever more deadly drug. Javier Milei, Argentina?s president, is looking to blunt measures to escape an economic morass; our correspondent says he should instead look to Peru?s past (10:43). And remembering Robert Badinter, who killed off France?s guillotine (17:17).

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A slew of spycraft mishaps might suggest Russia?s once-great intelligence services have hopelessly decayed. Do not be fooled: the spooks are back, and better. We ask why a ?supercycle? commodities boom might not come to pass, even though the conditions are ripe for one (10:04). And the questions raised as football attracts Saudi investment to England?s north-east (15:50).

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Some within China might prefer another Donald Trump presidency while others might favour Joe Biden. On balance, though: from there, neither option looks great. We look at the steps toward the first drug in four decades to treat the debilitating disease of endometriosis (9:28). And as the word podcasting turns 20 we reflect on a medium close to our hearts (17:51). 

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The birth rate of unicorns?firms with a valuation north of $1bn?has plummeted, and prior investors in them are eyeing what exits exist. We ask why the species is endangered. The struggle to finance and build homes is contributing to a profound housing crisis in sub-Saharan Africa (08:34). And the return of Parler, a darling social-media platform for America?s far right (17:56).

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After a 20-point primary walloping in South Carolina, the state she governed for eight years, Nikki Haley vowed to fight on against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. But why? Seasonal opportunities for natural-gas arbitrage have been juicier during the war in Ukraine?and one good place to store cheap gas between seasons is Ukraine (9:31). And examining America?s cousin-marriage laws (16:05).

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In this roundtable discussion our editors examine how the past year has progressed, discuss how things may go over the next year and consider a few fundamentally positive truths about the whole conflict. Meanwhile our senior producer travels through Ukraine, getting a measure of both determination and despondency among soldiers and civilians.

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Hardened war-zone doctors say the situation in Gaza is the worst they have witnessed?and that will cost lives long after the current conflict is resolved. Numbers from America?s tight labour market suggest that long-standing gaps between black and white workers are narrowing (09:57). And we speak with the maker of The Economist?s shiny new typeface (18:18).

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If it succeeds?and that is no sure thing?this week?s soft landing of Odysseus will be the first by a private firm. We examine the prospects and the business models of the Moon rush. Our producer visits Ukraine to mark the anniversary of a revolution that helped to shape today?s conflict (11:22). And the rise and coming fall in entertaining British obituaries (21:25).

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China?s firms are shedding value at pace and foreign investors are starting to look elsewhere. We ask why faith is fading in a market that once looked unstoppable. Slam poetry, an American invention of the 1980s, is now conquering Francophone Africa (08:54). And why there are ever fewer athletes who excel at more than one sport (17:32).

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At last President Vladimir Putin?s regime has succeeded in silencing the country?s most prominent opposition figure. What happens next? Demand for electric cars is weakening, particularly in Britain; we ask how to recharge the market (11:47). And what is remarkable about a stage production of ?The Shawshank Redemption? in China (19:44).

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