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Aerial view of a barn on a farm that says 'Vote Trump' written on it.
Sow bad
Donald Trump is crushing America’s farmers—yet they back him
They bore the brunt of his trade war. Now the war in Iran is pushing some to the brink
Illustration of a chip with a face, with lots and lots of circuits running into it, looking overworked and sweating. with steam coming out of the circuits
Silicon ceiling
AI is confronting a supply-chain crunch
Hardware-makers are failing to invest enough to keep up with demand
King Charles III And Queen Camilla Begin State Visit To The United States Of America
Special loathing
Britain rethinks its “special relationship” with America
Seventy years after the Suez crisis, the Middle East brings a new reckoning
Chaguan
Xi Jinping wants China to read more—as long as it’s the right books
A new campaign to put down phones and pick up classics
A partygoer attempts to pin the tail on Eeyore at the annual birthday party.
A donkey’s years
Celebrating one of literature’s greatest pessimists
Why Texans throw a birthday party for Eeyore—and everyone else should, too