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In the latest Ease of Doing Business ranking from the World Bank, one country made a spectacular leap—from 143rd on the list to 67th. It was Rwanda, whose population and institutions had been decimated by genocide in the 1990s. On the World Bank list, Rwanda catapulted out of the neighborhood of Haiti, Liberia, and the West Bank and Gaza, and sailed past Italy, the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Poland. On one subindex in the study, the ease of opening a new business, Rwanda ranked 11th worldwide.

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'Just Stupid': Charles Barkley Can't Help But Laugh At Nikki Haley's Racism Claim    
'Just Stupid': Charles Barkley Can't Help But Laugh At Nikki Haley's Racism Claim
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American Company’s Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earth’s Atmosphere    
American Company’s Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earth’s Atmosphere
Kenneth Chang has been at The Times since 2000, writing about physics, geology, chemistry, and the planets. Before becoming a science writer, he was a graduate student whose research involved the control of chaos. More about Kenneth Chang






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Opinion | Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts    
Opinion | Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts
David Brooks has been a columnist with The Times since 2003. He is the author, most recently,  of “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.” @nytdavidbrooks


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America’s 4 largest car makers all pass on the Super Bowl for the first time in 23 years — and the race to catch Elon Musk could be to blame    
America’s 4 largest car makers all pass on the Super Bowl for the first time in 23 years — and the race to catch Elon Musk could be to blame
Beyond economic conditions, part of the reason the Big Four have all passed on ads could be timing. Toyota, which last fall signed on as the NFL’s exclusive automotive partner at a reported cost of up to $50 million a year, isn’t releasing any major new products that coincide with the February 11 Super Bowl date.




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Live blog: Sabalenka, Gauff cruise into fourth round    
Live blog: Sabalenka, Gauff cruise into fourth round
It\'s third-round action at the Australian Open, and some massive names are in action. Women\'s No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka takes to Rod Laver Arena, while No. 4 seed Coco Gauff clashes with fellow American Alycia Parks. Novak Djokovic headlines the evening session.


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They Abducted a River in California. And It Wasn’t Even a Crime.    
They Abducted a River in California. And It Wasn’t Even a Crime.
“I was very surprised to see a river of this size without water,” said Jon Ambrose, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service who visited the Merced’s parched riverbed that August. “This just isn’t something we see. This isn’t something that should be seen as normal.”




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Israeli Women Fight on Front Line in Gaza, a First    
Israeli Women Fight on Front Line in Gaza, a First
Captain Busi said the military “does everything” to try to avoid civilian casualties and lamented the destruction of so many homes. But it was Hamas, she said, that turned Gaza into a war zone.


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Why Iran Is the Common Link in Conflicts From Gaza to Pakistan    
Why Iran Is the Common Link in Conflicts From Gaza to Pakistan
Pakistan and Iran have had mostly cordial relations, and the frictions between them have little to do with Iran’s other regional conflicts. But Iran’s decision to strike inside Pakistan has the potential to damage its relationship with Pakistan. At a time when the region is already on edge, a miscalculation could be especially dangerous.




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Macron Shifts Rightward, and Charts a New Course    
Macron Shifts Rightward, and Charts a New Course
He would, he said, dedicate himself to ensuring that “France remains France,” reintroducing civics lessons, instituting a form of mandatory community service for teenagers, combating illegal immigration and doubling the police presence in the streets to fight drugs and “incivility.” Mr. Macron had clearly freed his inner de Gaulle.


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Opinion | Will the Supreme Court Show a Little Humility?    
Opinion | Will the Supreme Court Show a Little Humility?
The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: [email protected].




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Ex-Prosecutor Explains Why Trump’s Latest Freak-Out Is A Gift For Jack Smith    
Ex-Prosecutor Explains Why Trump’s Latest Freak-Out Is A Gift For Jack Smith
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'Dude Is Terrified': Trump Mocked For Bizarre 'Closing Message' To N.H. Voters    
'Dude Is Terrified': Trump Mocked For Bizarre 'Closing Message' To N.H. Voters
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Jimmy Kimmel Has His Own Theory About Trump's Icky Red Hand    
Jimmy Kimmel Has His Own Theory About Trump's Icky Red Hand
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Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump Attorney Alina Habba With All-Too-Blunt Reality Check    
Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump Attorney Alina Habba With All-Too-Blunt Reality Check
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Herbert Hoover's Great-Granddaughter Wants Dems To Drop Their '90-Year-Old Talking Point'    
Herbert Hoover's Great-Granddaughter Wants Dems To Drop Their '90-Year-Old Talking Point'
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Congress Dodges Shutdown As Mike Johnson Brushes Off Freedom Caucus    
Congress Dodges Shutdown As Mike Johnson Brushes Off Freedom Caucus
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An Oregon Teen Saw 3 People Die After Sliding On Ice Into A Power Line. Then She Went To Help.    
An Oregon Teen Saw 3 People Die After Sliding On Ice Into A Power Line. Then She Went To Help.
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Olympic Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber Dead At 29    
Olympic Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber Dead At 29
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NFL Star Gushes Over Wife After Taylor Swift, Simone Biles Rock Her Custom Jackets    
NFL Star Gushes Over Wife After Taylor Swift, Simone Biles Rock Her Custom Jackets
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Ayo Edebiri Hilariously Explains To Matthew Macfadyen How He Got Her Grounded    
Ayo Edebiri Hilariously Explains To Matthew Macfadyen How He Got Her Grounded
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Trump Pleads With Supreme Court To Let Him Stay On Colorado Ballot    
Trump Pleads With Supreme Court To Let Him Stay On Colorado Ballot
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Penélope Cruz Reveals Fear Of Driving, Says Sister Was ‘Run Over By A Car'    
Penélope Cruz Reveals Fear Of Driving, Says Sister Was ‘Run Over By A Car'
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Grayscale CEO says most of the 11 approved bitcoin ETFs won't survive, defends highest fees in industry    
Grayscale CEO says most of the 11 approved bitcoin ETFs won't survive, defends highest fees in industry
\"Investors are weighing heavily things like liquidity and track record and who the actual issuer is behind the product. Grayscale is a crypto specialist. And it has really paved the way for a lot of these products coming through,\" Sonnenshein told CNBC in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.


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Amazon's AWS to invest $15 billion to expand cloud computing in Japan    
Amazon's AWS to invest $15 billion to expand cloud computing in Japan
The investment comes as Japan\'s government and corporate sector race to catch up in AI development. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with the heads of ChatGPT creator OpenAI and advanced chipmaker Nvidia in the past year to discuss AI regulation and infrastructure.


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OpenAI's Altman says U.S. and AI will be 'fine' no matter who wins White House after Trump's Iowa landslide    
OpenAI's Altman says U.S. and AI will be 'fine' no matter who wins White House after Trump's Iowa landslide
One thing many AI ethicists and regulators are concerned about is the potential for AI to worsen societal and economic disparities, especially as the technology has been proven to contain many of the same biases held by humans.


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North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapons system, state media reports    
North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapons system, state media reports
The three allies\' nuclear envoys gathered in Seoul on Thursday, also condemning Pyongyang\'s arms trade with Russia and increasingly hostile rhetoric, just as North Korea\'s foreign minister visited Moscow and met with President Vladimir Putin.


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'The pigs have disappeared': swine fever threatens food source for millions as disease hits wild herds    
'The pigs have disappeared': swine fever threatens food source for millions as disease hits wild herds
Dr Harriet Bartlett from University of Oxford, who was not involved in the paper, agreed that the effects of the disease had been focused on the pig industry. "Expanding our focus beyond the immediate economic concerns to include the broader ecological and societal implications will be important to effectively address ASF," she said.


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North Korean defectors to South tripled in 2023, Seoul says    
North Korean defectors to South tripled in 2023, Seoul says
Surveys of last year’s cohort found that the prospect of freedom in the democratic South and lack of food in the North were the two biggest factors. Nearly 23% said they had decided to defect after growing disillusioned with the North Korean regime, according to the Yonhap news agency, while just over 21% said they had been forced to leave by food shortages.


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Queensland cyclone warning: premier urges residents on parts of coast to prepare for potential 'severe impact'    
Queensland cyclone warning: premier urges residents on parts of coast to prepare for potential 'severe impact'
Queenslanders have already endured an unusually destructive storm season. Much of north Queensland was flooded in the aftermath of tropical cyclone Jasper, which made landfall in December. The Gold Coast was also flooded after heavy rain and thunderstorms.


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Kalgoorlie faces a week without electricity amid heatwave due to WA power outages    
Kalgoorlie faces a week without electricity amid heatwave due to WA power outages
“We’re always having outages. Back in the day, we had our own power source but now we get it all from Perth,” he said. “It’s a pretty shit system. Usually it’s a situation where it might last a day but this is one of the longer ones.


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Queensland launches inquiry into grocery price gouging following premier's meeting with major supermarkets    
Queensland launches inquiry into grocery price gouging following premier's meeting with major supermarkets
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, this week offered to give the competition watchdog extra powers to combat price gouging, after comments from the regulator suggesting it could sue grocery giants for deceptive special discounts.


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Social enterprise offers young people paid opportunity to protect UK oceans    
Social enterprise offers young people paid opportunity to protect UK oceans
Werf said: “There are partners we work with that are really looking to attract young talent. And we can make that link happen … the sea ranger role really prepares you for a maritime career, essentially.”


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Home Office to allow EU citizens who missed residency deadline to stay in UK    
Home Office to allow EU citizens who missed residency deadline to stay in UK
“While the Home Office has been effective in many cases, some citizens face uncertainty, impacting their ability to live, work and raise families in the UK,” said Miranda Biddle, the chief executive of the Independent Monitoring Authority.


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'A politically toxic issue': the legal battles over gender-critical beliefs    
'A politically toxic issue': the legal battles over gender-critical beliefs
"The overwhelming majority of employers are not setting out to discriminate; they're not just thinking 'well all people with gender-critical views are bad, so we're just going to get rid of them'," said Lewis.


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Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis    
Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis
He also said he had told the Biden White House that he rejects any moves to establish a Palestinian state when Israel ends its offensive against Gaza, and that all territory west of the Jordan River would be under Israeli security control.


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UK weather: snow and ice to be replaced by wind and rain    
UK weather: snow and ice to be replaced by wind and rain
The Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, David Hayter, said: “Conditions will stay cold on Friday but a change in weather type is on the way, bringing milder air for the UK during the course of the weekend.


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Retail sales in Great Britain plummet as Christmas shoppers cut back    
Retail sales in Great Britain plummet as Christmas shoppers cut back
“The longer-term picture remains subdued, with quarterly sales dipping, while annual sales volumes fell for the second consecutive year, to their lowest level in five years,” the ONS’s Bovill said.


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MoJ changes to indefinite jail sentences do not go far enough, says UN expert    
MoJ changes to indefinite jail sentences do not go far enough, says UN expert
“We have also taken decisive action to curtail licence periods and continue to help those still in custody to progress towards release, including improving access to rehabilitation programmes and mental health support.”


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Border Force mental health absences rose 45% as Channel deaths increased    
Border Force mental health absences rose 45% as Channel deaths increased
In a letter sent to the Home Office permanent secretary, Matthew Rycroft, last year, the PCS officials James Cox and Peter Wright wrote that promises to “stop the boats” and describing Channel crossings as an “invasion” had consequences for people working in processing centres.


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Madonna sued over late concert start by fans who 'had to get up early' the next morning    
Madonna sued over late concert start by fans who 'had to get up early' the next morning
Delays are not uncommon in the live music world. Madonna herself has faced similar lawsuits: in 2019, when a Florida fan argued that her lateness on her Madame X tour was a breach of contract; and again in 2020, in a lawsuit filed by two New York concertgoers.


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The race for the moon - podcast    
The race for the moon - podcast
The Guardian is editorially independent. And we want to keep our journalism open and accessible to all. But we increasingly need our readers to fund our work.


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Court decisions could rein in SEC authority over crypto industry    
Court decisions could rein in SEC authority over crypto industry
Lummis has been a vocal advocate of crypto, introducing legislation in the Senate that would help bring regulatory clarity to the industry. In the House, a handful of lawmakers, including Chairman of the Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry, have also been championing crypto with bills that will establish so-called regulatory rules of the road.


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