Humanity 2.0

How to enhance humans

Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks


Culture

What baby names reveal about American and British society

Monikers associated with brains are out. Those associated with beauty are in

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, greets supporters.

The Americas

Will Donald Trump shape the Mexican president’s domestic agenda?

Claudia Sheinbaum has earned respect for her handling of Mr Trump


Business

How hospitals inflate America’s giant health-care bill

Non-profit institutions are no help





The world in brief

London’s Heathrow airport said it would reopen after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused it to close for most of Friday...

The upper house of Germany’s parliament approved the creation of a €500bn ($542bn) fund for infrastructure and the loosening of the “debt brake”, the country’s legal limit on government borrowing, to allow for greater defence spending...

Shares in Nike dropped to a five-year low after it issued a weak earnings forecast on Thursday...

Mr Trump awarded Boeing a contract to develop a next-generation fighter jet...


Colombian migrants look out the window of a Panamanian immigration bus

Donald Trump has reshaped one of the world’s most important migration routes

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, is an eager partner

Six charts show the impact of Obamacare

Did it live up to its promises?

Illustration of a vape cigarette turned into a regular cigarette at the bottom. The vape has a stub.

How harmful are electronic cigarettes?

The risks of vaping may be worth the benefits


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  • The Intelligence

    Could Donald Trump imperil the Five Eyes spy pact?

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    How popular is Donald Trump?


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The consequences of Trumponomics

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The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game

American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy

Dollar bills

Trump’s erratic policy is harming the reputation of American assets

Like the stockmarket, the dollar is also suffering from falling confidence and rising confusion


An aerial photo showing livestock in pens before being exported to the U.S. through the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing.

America is facing a beef deficit

Donald Trump’s tariff plans will make it worse, and burgers dearer


Ten indicators explain what’s going on with America’s economy

A look at the impact of Trumponomics, as revealed by data



World news

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Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025

The age of CRISPR

Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise


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