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Trump can’t ignore vote results without help

President Donald Trump took a tiny step back from his repeated refusals to say he’ll leave office if he loses the election. Yet he continued to portray a fair election as nearly impossible. The result is to continue to cast doubt on the election result and give himself room to challenge it if he loses the election “unfairly.” These claims ...

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How Monte Paschi damaged Italy

Another year, another conviction for yet another set of former managers of the world’s oldest bank. From afar, the Byzantine tale of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA’s repeated failings — shameful as they are — might look like the company’s problem alone. But that isn’t the case. It’s bad enough that the executives who ran Paschi for years, ...

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Amid the travel bans, Singapore gets creative

Affluent, food-loving Singaporeans aren’t averse to spending $500 on a meal. But generally, they expect that it’ll come with a bit of ambience. Thanks to the pandemic, that has been lowered. Singapore Airlines Ltd sold out seats to eat lunch on a grounded jet at the airport. Tickets ranged from $40 for economy to $474 for a private suite. Demand ...

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