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Want to tax the rich? Start with the dead.

On HALO — August 24, 2026

Can you read this study and still love football?

On HALO — August 25, 2026

The view from a very angry Canada

On HALO — August 24, 2026

Football is dangerous. Parents are finally steering their ki...

On HALO — August 25, 2026

Nobody wants this trade war with Canada

LONDON, Ontario — President Donald Trump seems dead set on escalating his trade war with Canada. And...

On HALO – August 26, 2026

Trump threatens to demolish another DC landmark

Scaffolding and tarps cover the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 30,...

On HALO – August 25, 2026

Can you read this study and still love football?

Michael Coats Jr. of the Cleveland Browns tackles Ray Davis of the Buffalo Bills during a preseason game...

On HALO – August 25, 2026

Football is dangerous. Parents are finally steering their kids away fr...

When the NFL season kicks off next month, millions of Americans will gather around their televisions...

On HALO – August 25, 2026

These scientists are super-charging evolution to save coral reefs

The island nation of Palau is home to some of the world’s most pristine coral reefs. Here, two pink anem...

On HALO – August 25, 2026

Pumpkin spice lattes — and the backlash, and the backlash to the backl...

An anthropomorphized Pumpkin Spice Latte with a spooky black cat. | @TheRealPSL/Twitter Editor’s note,...

On HALO – August 25, 2026

Trump’s new attempt to seize control of the Federal Reserve, explained

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, and target of President Donald Trump’s ire, Lisa Cook. | Davi...

On HALO – August 25, 2026

The Supreme Court just revived Trump’s attempt to sabotage the 2026 el...

President Donald Trump greats Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and...

On HALO – August 24, 2026

Trump blows up the US-Canada relationship

President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on August 21, 2026. | Win McNamee/Getty Images...

On HALO – August 24, 2026

The view from a very angry Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (right) and Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-US...

On HALO – August 24, 2026

Want to tax the rich? Start with the dead.

Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, c.1630, from the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockho...

On HALO – August 24, 2026

Cage-free eggs are worse for the climate. Does it matter?

Egg-laying hens in a typical battery cage facility. | Getty Images Popular conceptions of farming tend...

On HALO – August 24, 2026