Today's Headlines: In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself

In Senate Battle, Democrats Defy Biden's Low Standing (for Now)
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In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself

In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself

By Chris Buckley and Steven Lee Myers

Taiwan, Covid, "color revolutions," the classroom: everywhere, China's leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.

In Senate Battle, Democrats Defy Biden's Low Standing (for Now)

In Senate Battle, Democrats Defy Biden's Low Standing (for Now)

By Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman

"The billion-dollar question," as one Republican pollster put it, is whether Democratic candidates in crucial Senate races can continue to outpace the president's unpopularity.

How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules

How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules

By Ben Casselman

Jobs aplenty. Sizzling demand. If the United States is headed into a recession, it is taking an unusual route, with many markers of a boom.

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Drop Box for Babies: Conservatives Promote a Way to Give Up Newborns Anonymously

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Drop Box for Babies: Conservatives Promote a Way to Give Up Newborns Anonymously

By Dana Goldstein

After Roe, groups are seeking to expand safe haven laws, which allow women to surrender babies with minimal interference. But these laws pose their own problems.

Don't Return to the Office for Your Boss. Go Back for Yourself.

Opinion | Guest Essay

Don't Return to the Office for Your Boss. Go Back for Yourself.

By Edith Cooper

Many offices are desolate, open plan landscapes dotted with individuals staring at screens, headphones on. It doesn't have to be that way.

Today's Videos

Israel Strikes Gaza for Second Day Straight

Video Video: Israel Strikes Gaza for Second Day Straight

By The Associated Press and Reuters

Israeli airstrikes destroyed residential buildings in Gaza and killed several people, according to Palestinian health officials. The Israeli military described the buildings as weapons stores belonging to militant operatives and said evacuations took place before the strikes.

Firefighter's Relatives Among 10 Dead in Pennsylvania Fire

Video Video: Firefighter's Relatives Among 10 Dead in Pennsylvania Fire

By The Associated Press

Harold Baker, a firefighter who responded to a blaze that swept through a home in Northeastern Pennsylvania, said several of his family members had been killed in the fire, including his son and daughter.

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