By honoring Bernanke, the prize committee have taken an unusual step of adding an actual practitioner of economics policy to their pantheon.
Katherine Lee
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Russia unleashes barrage of attacks against Ukraine, far from front lines
At least 14 regions are targeted as Putin suffers humiliating defeats on the battlefield and looks to retaliate for the bombing of a bridge connecting Russia to Crimea.
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Multiple explosions rock eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Biden pardons thousands for possession of marijuana under federal law
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.
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Two Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaskan island
The individuals said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service. They landed at a beach near Gambell, an isolated community of about 600 people on St. Lawrence Island.
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Closing arguments held in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial
The attorneys presented closing arguments to determine how much Jones and his company should pay for representing to the audience of his Infowars show that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax.
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2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles
When the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on Friday, it could provide a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights.
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for holiday season
The world’s largest online retailer typically hires legions of temporary workers this time of year to help store, pack and ship items from its warehouses.
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Herschel Walker sticks to abortion denial, blames Democrats
Digging in on his denials of The Daily Beast’s reporting, Walker, a football icon turned celebrity politician and staunch abortion foe, blamed the stories on Democrats and their ‘desperation.’
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Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behind
Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they left the bodies of their comrades in the streets.