The 'global weirding' era
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March 13, 2025

 
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

Some experts argue that the country's current democratic system is fading

 
 

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THE EXPLAINER

Weather is harder to predict and more extreme

 
 
quote of the day

'We don't want to be Americans. No, we don't want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders, and we want our own independence in the future.' 

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the leader of the Demokraatit Party and Greenland's likely new prime minister, rejecting Trump's not-so-subtle effort to take control of the island. A week ago, the president told a joint session of Congress that he expected to acquire Greenland "one way or the other."

 
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

He advocated for Jan. 6 defendants. Now Martin leads D.C. prosecutions.

 
 
UNDER THE RADAR

New research shows warming temperatures can affect biological age

 
 
Picture of the day

Children in Jerusalem dress up for Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the survival against genocide during the Achaemenid Empire. After the Oct. 7 attacks, Ramban synagogue members have embraced a rare triple-day Purim. The event will not take place again until 2045. 
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP

 
 
THE WEEK RECOMMENDS

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