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A Debt-Fueled “Doom Loop”
Some democracies seem caught in a trap: Spend more and risk market panic, or cut benefits and empower the far right.
In Paris on Saturday.
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Who Is Stephen James Hubbard, the American Released From Russian Jail?
Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.
A still from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service showing Stephen Hubbard at a hearing in the Russian capital in 2024.
Russia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports
The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.
A photo provided by the Moscow City Court showing Stephen James Hubbard in court in 2024.
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