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America\u2019s crash of deadlines carries risks for the government\u2019s budget and just possibly its sovereign debt, and threatens Joe Biden\u2019s presidency-defining social-spending reforms. We ask what happens next. South Korea\u2019s government is ostensibly cracking down on fake news; in practice it may be hobbling real journalism. And the hopeful view provided by a French conceptual artist\u2019s latest work.

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