Mood Riffs

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  Broken Barriers

  Heavy rains test Europe’s flood defenses.
   
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  Not in the Mood for War

  Biden: War in Afghanistan “not in the national interest.”
   
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  It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This!

  Social mood is fueling perceptions of “thriving.”
   
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  Drugs Get Their “Day in Court”

  Courts, legislators challenge drug regulations.
   
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  That’ll Be Worth Something Someday!

  Social mood is pushing up the value of collectibles.
   
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  “Fedtastic” Voyage

  There is really nothing new at the Federal Reserve.
   
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  Beware the Bear

  Russian aggression in Europe and the Arctic is on the rise.
   
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  Penitence for the Past

  Government, actor seek to right past wrongs.
   
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  Hugs and Bullets

  Mexico’s drug war has reached new heights.
   
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  The Ominous Web of All-Seeing Eyes

  A recent hack revealed the intensity of surveillance in the U.S.