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Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message

Jane Goodall, who has died at the age of 91, was a titan in the world of conservation who revealed much of what we know about chimpanzees and an...

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The real reason Democrats forced a government shutdown

What explains our government’s latest act of self-sabotage? | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Uncle Sam has closed up shop.  The federal governmen...

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The Democrats’ shutdown strategy is terrible. Here’s a better one.

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2025. | Al Drago/Bloo...

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Your expensive power bill is part of an alarming trend

Electricity prices keep inching up, and there’s little reason to think they’ll fall back down anytime soon. Like most Americans this month, yo...

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Trump and Hegseth gather the military’s top commanders for a loyalty test

Donald Trump shakes hands with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he arrives to speak to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on...

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The upside to ranking your friends

Derek Gregory hasn’t been in the same state, let alone in the same room, as his best friend Ringo in nearly two decades. Their relationship d...

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The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown

Justice Brett Kavanaugh (L) and Chief Justice John Roberts listen as President Donald Trump speaks during his second inaugural. | Photo by Chip...

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The imminent government shutdown, briefly explained

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters at the US Capitol on September 30, 2025. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This...

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This California law will require transparency from AI companies. But will it actually prevent major disasters?

When it comes to AI, as California goes, so goes the nation. The biggest state in the US by population is also the central hub of AI innovati...

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Why TikTok is so influential — and why that’s particularly worrisome now

Whoever owns the app moving forward will steer policy. | Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images TikTok is not just the most downloaded app...

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The next big debate Democrats can’t dodge

Protesters gather outside of the suburban Chicago ICE detention center in Broadview, Illinois, after a morning of violent confrontations between...

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How Rupert Murdoch took over the world

Rupert Murdoch in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Rupert Murdoch has influenced ever...