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"If you mention the word love at a congressional hearing, they look at you like you're Oprah," David Brooks says. But new research has convinced the New York Times writer that to make truly effective public policy, you have to see the emotional and social connections behind the numbers.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says no data was stolen. Users faced error messages after the system was overpowered by what the government said was multiple denial-of-service attacks.

The president announced his decision in a speech to a trade fair in Germany. The deployment will bring the total number of American military personnel deployed in Syria to as many as 300.

Beijing says it will spend 8.1 percent more than last year on modernizing its military. The announcement comes amid continued tension between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea.

The local government also says it will suspend plans for a city-wide mass-testing exercise.

Mayor London Breed said the funds would be reallocated over two years to address stark inequities in housing, education, health and economic opportunities faced by the city's Black community.

"The world is unjust, but the answer is not in our uterus," lawmaker Gabriela Cerruti said of the vote in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies.

New claims for state unemployment benefits dipped last week but remained high, showcasing the economic challenges facing President Biden.

Starting Dec. 16, the U.S. military has been broadcasting "information radio" to the people of Iraq, from a special-equipped transport plane outside Iraqi air space. Scott Simon discusses the messages -- similar to those transmitted to Afghanistan in Fall 2001 -- with Mike Linstead of BBC Monitoring, which intercepted the broadcasts.

What exactly did President Trump mean by covfefe? Was it a deliberate attempt at a word by POTUS or a simple fudge of the fingers? NPR's Scott Simon has an idea.