The Intelligence: Leave your umbrella at home
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
It took more than 20 years for Hong Kong’s legislature to pass Article 23, a sweeping and troublingly ambiguous national-security law. Huge protests stymied such legislation in the past; not so anymore. National Guard troops are out in force on New York City’s subways—because they are cheaper than cops (10:11). And a personal story exploring the torment of tinnitus (15:31).
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist |
| 1:06.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:11.6 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:13.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:22.6 | A string of incidents on New York's subway has sparked a serious response. |
| 1:30.8 | Hundreds of soldiers are now on the network helping cops. |
| 1:32.7 | We ask whether that will help matters, |
| 1:36.5 | and whether such heavy-handed tactics might spread to other cities. |
| 1:42.1 | And for most people, tinnitus, that ringing sound in the ears, |
| 1:43.8 | is a temporary annoyance. |
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