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The world just passed a surprisingly positive milestone on nuclear weapons

Photographers and camera crew on Eniwetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the Koa nuclear test as part of Operation Hardtack, a series of 3...

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How the prenup became mainstream

One 2023 poll found that half of adults in the United States say they’re opening to signing a prenuptial agreement. | Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto v...

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The Trump administration’s unchecked abuses in Minnesota

A federal agent kicks a tear gas canister at protesters after federal agents shot and killed a man on January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. | Brando...

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Can Minnesota prosecute the federal officers who just killed a man?

A screenshot of the video showing federal officers killing a man. | @TheJFreakinC The video of the latest killing in Minneapolis is truly hor...

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How ICE is emphasizing aggression as it expands its ranks

An ICE promotion at a major hiring event on August 26, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. | Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Editor’s note, January 24, 12 pm...

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Minnesota officials want to find out the truth about Renee Good’s death. The federal government won’t let them.

Today, Explained will now be publishing video episodes every Saturday in audio and video, featuring compelling interviews with key figures in...

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The strategy Europe used to save Greenland from Trump

People bear Greenlandic flags as they march to protest against President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 1...

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The week the US and Canada broke up

President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images This story appe...

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You don’t need to be a liberal to oppose Trump’s ICE

Federal law enforcement agents outside a private residence in St. Paul, Minnesota, US, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. America’s immigration debate...

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The tricky science of forecasting extreme winter storms

The National Weather Service on Thursday warned that “dangerously cold and very dry Arctic air” will spill into the continental United States an...

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Wall Street buying up houses is good, actually

Employees work at the construction site of a new residence on November 13, 2025, in Altadena, California. Wall Street is “gobbling up” America...

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The public health win hiding in plain sight: poison centers

An editorial studio shot shows a flat lay composition of various medicine blister packs arranged on a table. | Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via G...