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A Fandom 125 Years in the Making (www.theatlantic.com)

The Long-Held Habits You Might Need to Reconsider (www.theatlantic.com)

What Comes Next for Trump’s Nominees (www.theatlantic.com)

Priyanka Gandhi: dynastic scion, and hope of India’s opposition (www.economist.com)

Checks and Balance newsletter: Trump is embracing a shift in Republican priorities (www.economist.com)

Kick-start for carbon credit market after loose rules agreed at COP29 (www.ft.com)

Covid lockdown sceptic is frontrunner to lead Trump health agency (www.ft.com)

Biden aims to Trump-proof his legacy with policy blitz in final days (www.ft.com)

Inside the bitter fight to become Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary (www.ft.com)

Goldman Sachs takes 900mn hit on Northvolt investment (www.ft.com)

Germany accuses Azerbaijan of backing oil and gas hijack of COP29 (www.ft.com)

Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X (www.ft.com)

The delusions behind a bitcoin strategic reserve (www.ft.com)

The Retrograde New Debate About Women in Combat (www.theatlantic.com)

The Right Has a Bluesky Problem (www.theatlantic.com)

German bond investors bet on an end to Berlin’s ‘debt brake’ (www.ft.com)

Ukraine-sceptic ‘Trumpist’ gains traction ahead of Romanian vote (www.ft.com)