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Inside the fight over America’s data centers

A data center under construction in Vineland, New Jersey. | Kevin Huang Make no mistake: Americans hate data centers. A recent poll from Gal...

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Could you spot an AI-written book?

A Little Free Library in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. | Allison Robbert for the Washington Post via Get...

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Trump’s brazen plan for a $1.7 billion slush fund

President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This story appeared in ...

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The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI

Closing arguments for Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI wrapped up on Thursday. | Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Friendship breakups are never...

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Millions of people voted for these animal welfare laws. Congress is trying to overturn them.

Pregnant pigs in gestation crates at a Smithfield Foods subsidiary. | Humane World for Animals Key takeaways Most of America’s 6 million...

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The rise of the progressive billionaire candidate

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer speaks during a news conference on May 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. | Justin Sullivan/Getty...

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Mifepristone survives another Supreme Court scare — for now

Supporters of Planned Parenthood and pro-choice activists during a rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Dre...

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Why the anti-abortion movement is disappointed in Trump

The annual March for Life rally in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2026. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images If you talk to folks in the anti-abortion...

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A year of Trump is backfiring on the religious right

Head of the White House Faith Office Paula White sings as she stands next to President Donald Trump and other religious leaders during a Nationa...

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The real reason Americans hate the economy so much

Americans’ doom and despair about the economy is mounting. In fact, by one measure, the public is more depressed than they’ve ever been in t...

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What is an aging face supposed to look like?

A few months ago, while engaging in one of my more recent pastimes (or compulsions), I verbalized a fear I’d long kept buried, perhaps out of...

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Why the American Southeast is becoming a new hot spot for wildfires

Smoke lingers in the air from the Brantley Highway 82 Fire on April 24, 2026, in Atkinson, Georgia. The wildfire was one of many burning in the...