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31Dec

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The Year in Graphics – WSJ

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31Dec

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The World Is On the Move

Updated Dec. 31, 2023 12:20 am ETListen to article(1 minute)Migration from the world’s poorer countries to more affluent ones is at the highest level in decades. Millions of people are on the move, taking routes both legal and illegal to secure work or refuge.The surge in arrivals is stoking social tensions, helping to topple governments and fostering the rise of right-wing nationalist groups from France to the Netherlands.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

2024 Presidential, Senate and House Election Forecasts

29Dec

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2024 Presidential, Senate and House Election Forecasts

Control of the House, the Senate and the presidency are all up for grabs in the 2024 elections, a rare instance of Republicans and Democrats battling for all three levers of elected power in Washington.Below are the latest forecasts for each, rated on a scale from safely Democratic or Republican to tossup. This outlook is based on combined ratings from the Cook Political Report; Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales; and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Israel’s Military Strategy in the Gaza Strip, Mapped

23Nov

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Israel’s Military Strategy in the Gaza Strip, Mapped

The Gaza Strip has become a war zone since Hamas on Oct. 7 conducted a surprise cross-border attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted more than 200 people as hostages.In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war and pledged to destroy the militant group. The fighting in Gaza has flattened neighborhoods, closed hospitals and severely curtailed supplies of medicine, electricity, food and water. Health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave say more than 13,000 people, most of them women and children, have been killed—a figure that doesn’t distinguish between militants and civilians.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Why Third-Party Candidates Threaten Biden in 2024

10Nov

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Why Third-Party Candidates Threaten Biden in 2024

President Biden and Donald Trump, the likely contenders for the White House next year, are about evenly divided in polling. In a head-to-head race, many polls find an outright tie, with few voters undecided.Most voters, however, will have several choices beyond Trump and Biden—a fact that is not reflected in many public opinion polls. When polls do offer a larger slate of options, Biden often loses the most support to those additional candidates or to “undecided” status, giving Trump an edge.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

‘We Have No Tears Left’: Sounds and Voices of People Living in Gaza

9Nov

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‘We Have No Tears Left’: Sounds and Voices of People Living in Gaza

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 12:06 am ETListen to article(1 minute)The tiny Palestinian enclave of Gaza has been the focus of Israeli fire for the past month, after Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking hundreds hostage. More than 10,500 people have been killed, most of them women and children, according to health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza. The figures don’t distinguish between civilians and militants. The voices of people living there provide a picture of how life has changed for them under siege and bombardment.Write to Juanje Gómez at juanje.gomez@wsj.com, Chao Deng at chao.deng@wsj.com, Stephen Kalin at stephen.kalin@wsj.com and Luke Vargas at Luke.Vargas@wsj.comCopyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 ...

Biden Has Canceled About $127 Billion of Student Loans Despite Supreme Court Ruling. Here’s How.

28Oct

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Biden Has Canceled About $127 Billion of Student Loans Despite Supreme Court Ruling. Here’s How.

Listen to article(2 minutes)More than three million borrowers have had $127 billion of their federal student loans flagged for cancellation, despite a Supreme Court ruling in June that blocked relief for millions more student-loan holders. The high court ruled that the Biden administration couldn’t cancel hundreds of billions of dollars for tens millions of student-loan holders, reasoning that the authority for such a broad-based policy doesn’t exist under the law. While that closed one path, Biden tapped a variety of different tools that no previous president had ever used to this extent.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

X’s Tumultuous First Year Under Elon Musk, in Charts

26Oct

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X’s Tumultuous First Year Under Elon Musk, in Charts

Listen to article(2 minutes)When Elon Musk acquired Twitter a year ago, he pledged to turn the social-media platform into an “everything app” that would eclipse what the long-struggling business had accomplished since its founding in 2006. One year in, much of Musk’s grand vision has yet to play out.The company is struggling on a number of metrics, according to third-party data, including attracting users. It is trying to rebuild its advertising business after that revenue plummeted post takeover, and the platform also has been navigating content-moderation challenges after Musk loosened such rules.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

A State-by-State Guide to Abortion Access in the U.S.

24Oct

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A State-by-State Guide to Abortion Access in the U.S.

Listen to article(2 minutes)The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022 created a patchwork of abortion access across the U.S., with millions of women of reproductive age now living in states where abortion is largely illegal. The fall of the landmark 1973 ruling shifted decisions about abortion back to states, where the political makeup of legislatures has played a significant role in determining restrictions and regulations.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Grand Old Party: How Aging Makes You More Conservative

23Oct

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Grand Old Party: How Aging Makes You More Conservative

One of the most durable forces shaping the U.S. electorate is that voters tend to lean more Republican as they age.But it also matters where they begin on the political spectrum, and there are indications that millennials and the oldest members of Generation Z started out more liberal than prior generations. That has made them a crucial base of support for Democrats, even as some other groups of voters have moved away from the party.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8