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Trump’s China strategy is the most radical in decades — and it’s failing

"The administration diagnosed the right problem, but it came up with the wrong remedy."

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Two-thirds of US smokers say they want to quit. This company has a new idea for helping them.

Zero wants to make quitting as seamless as possible. But tackling addiction treatment is testing the limits of "disruptive" startup models.

By Eliza Brooke
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Women who work at McDonald’s plan walkout Tuesday over sexual harassment

They want the company to do much more to protect them.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

Australia is trying to figure out who’s sticking needles in strawberries

Consumers are finding needles in store-bought strawberries across the country.

By Jen Kirby

Trump slashed refugee levels this year. For 2019, he’s slashing them even further.

After failing badly to meet a target of 45,000 refugees for 2018, the Trump administration is letting in no more than 30,000 next year.

By Dara Lind

Captain Marvel’s first trailer sees Carol Danvers going higher, further, faster (and punching old ladies in the face)

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By Alex Abad-Santos and Aja Romano

2,000 US kids go to the emergency room every year because of baby walkers

Canada banned them long ago. Pediatricians in the US want to do the same.

By Julia Belluz
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