Flu season is arriving early across America
Some US regions are already seeing case levels typical of late fall or early winter, weeks ahead of schedule.
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Trump targets Omar in revenge campaign
Federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a citizenship investigation. She is one of at least 30 Trump critics threatened with criminal cases.
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Data Center Dave haunts the midterms
Voters across America hate data centers. Both parties are weaponising the backlash, but it may not swing many races.
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Three years after October 7
The Hamas attack and Israel's response continue to reshape politics, diplomacy and conflict across the world.
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Five companies now control Hollywood
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merged on Tuesday, concentrating US film and TV production in just five hands.
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Death at Russia's plague lab raises old fears
A lab technician died in Siberia, but the WHO says there's no real danger. The real worry is older and harder to fix.
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Both parties transformed since 2024
Republicans are souring on Trump while Democrats embrace fighting. The 2026 midterms will test these seismic shifts.
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America leaves Iraq, again
The last US troops withdraw after 23 years, leaving Iran better positioned to shape Iraq's future.
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Campus sexual assault: the data gap
A rape case at Cornell exposes how little we actually know about sexual assault on college campuses.
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Trump reverses his China tariff stance
The president who built his political identity on confronting China is now suspending tariffs, echoing decades of Republican free-trade orthodoxy.
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Why Americans are warming to China
More Americans view China favorably than five years ago, even as Trump shifts his tone toward Beijing.
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Trump's press ban is likely headed for defeat
A Trump-appointed judge seemed skeptical of the administration's security justification for barring CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House.
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Why aquariums are facing hard questions
Four beluga whale deaths at a top US aquarium reveal uncomfortable truths about whether these institutions really help animals.
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Is the United Nations actually broken?
A major UN meeting kicks off amid budget crises and Security Council gridlock, but the organization does far more than most people realize.
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How Israel-Palestine broke up Sheeran-Macklemore
The implosion of Ed Sheeran's world tour reveals shifting attitudes toward Israel across generations.
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The overlooked factor making everything more expensive
The cost of diesel quietly raises the price of goods across the economy. You're likely paying for it already.
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Trump’s mail voting loss is not the whole story
The Supreme Court blocked Trump’s mail voting rules, but Vox says other midterm fights are still moving.
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The week AI doomerism went mainstream
Bannon and Sanders now agree on one thing, and Washington still can't move fast enough to act on it.
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The one problem Trump can't afford
Trump spent two hours onstage in Dallas and barely said a word about what voters say they care about most: prices.
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The world's students are falling behind
PISA scores just hit their lowest point since testing began, and nobody can agree on why.
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