How Hollywood Changes Movies to Appease Foreign Censors

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1. Your favorite summer blockbuster was tailor-made for Chinese censors.

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2. Why are hospitals such juicy targets for ransomware attacks?

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3. Here’s how French political culture is linked to terror.

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4. Israel is warming up to the world’s largest Muslim nation. Find out why.

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5. Could we make a new class of drugs in space?

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