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The president has railed against America’s “endless wars.” But he’s found a style of attack that he likes.
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Fear of being killed has hung over the president and his senior team for months.
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Why does the power to launch nuclear weapons rest with a single American?
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The research on what smoke does to a body is just beginning.
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Three ways to find purpose and meaning in a job
