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Days are about to get way shorter in September: How much daylight we're losing
The days will still have 24 hours, of course, but the amount of daylight you see is declining.…
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I own six guns. Here’s how to talk to conservatives about firearms
In rural America, guns are a fact of life. But even conservatives agree that properly locking them up is crucial in prev…
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Just war is not the same as 'genocide'
When one nation is singled out for an accusation reserved for no one else facing comparable circumstances, the motive is…
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Grassley joins TikTok with post about late vacuum Beth
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Tiktok on Wednesday, and posted a video commemorating his long-time family vacuum, w…
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Alarm as US domestic violence killings remain high despite drop in homicides
Non-profits say requests for legal help and housing on rise amid Trump funding cuts for prevention and responseAs cities…
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America's data center insurrection was entirely predictable
It has finally occurred to the people crowing about trillion-dollar AI valuations that sharing a bit of that wealth is g…
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Mine safety commissioner fired by Trump gives up legal fight, citing Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s expansion of President Trump’s firing power is sweeping into mine safety. Moshe Marvit, whom Trump …
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On the Ballot: The provocateur both parties can’t stop talking about
The name on everyone’s lips in Washington in one of the most talked about Senate races this fall is neither candidate. I…
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The Tibet-Nepal flood is a warning against defying nature
The catastrophe that began high in the mighty Himalayas on the Tibet-Nepal border is a warning from the world’s youngest…
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Judge rules 2,000 Catalina Island deer can be killed to save native plant species
Cull of animals that eat native shrubs, causing spread of fast-igniting grasses, to go ahead despite fierce oppositionLo…
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Honoring the 'butcher of Bosnia' would be a crude endorsement of genocide
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Bosnian Serb and Serbian leaders continue to deny that the genocide happe…
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How much can we believe the polls?
In today's issue: ▪ What to make of the polls ▪ Hegseth under rising scrutiny ▪ Google catches a break ▪ Schwartz’s firs…
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Data centers can’t win on Earth. How about in space?
During a tense vote on a data center being built in her drought-stricken Arizona district last summer, Tucson City Counc…
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The Jewish Democrats trying to get to “yes” on Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed is trying to win over undecided Jewish voters in Michigan — without compromising his substantive position…
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Would Another War Help Netanyahu Win Reelection?
Some Israelis worry that he might manufacture a security crisis ahead of the vote.…
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Iran is no Vietnam, but Trump is mimicking Lyndon Johnson's failed approach
Trump needs to learn the lesson in Iran that Johnson never did in Vietnam: that there is no slow squeezing of the enemy …
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Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat
Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midtermsDemocrat…
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What happens when a blue state votes on trans sports?
Republicans have been turning transgender athletes into a wedge issue since Idaho passed the first state ban in 2020. Th…
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Ukraine’s Mood Swing
Public sentiment is turning against Zelensky amid corruption concerns and years of war.…
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Jeffries faces tricky balancing act on Democratic defectors
This week’s stunning defection by two centrist Democrats has posed a dilemma for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (…
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Hegseth headed for clash with GOP senators as frustrations grow
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is on a collision course with GOP senators as key lawmakers have major concerns about …
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Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live
Maryland judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting what he termed ‘birth tourism’He…
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Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six cate…
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Believe the hype: A cure for Alzheimer’s is in reach
Every day it seems scientists are making breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease.  New treatments that actually slow t…