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Links to some selected journalism

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‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama

More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.

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How Tech Billionaires Became the G.O.P.’s New Donor Class

Elon Musk and a group of Silicon Valley allies have built a shadow campaign to put Donald Trump back in office.

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Is Corporate America in Denial About Trump?

Despite his populist promises, many bigwigs are keeping the faith that it couldn’t really happen here.

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‘The Most Dangerous Person in the World Is Randi Weingarten’

School closures and culture wars turned classrooms into battlegrounds — and made the head of one of the country’s largest teachers’ unions a lightning rod for criticism.

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A Governor on Her Own, With Everything at Stake

From her living room, Gretchen Whitmer has led Michigan through a pandemic, an economic meltdown and even a dam collapse — all at a time when government itself seems broken.

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Watch What You Say

A Teacher Made a Hitler Joke in the Classroom. It Tore the School Apart

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The Case for the Subway

It built the city. Now, no matter the cost — at least $100 billion — the city must rebuild it to survive.

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