The Relentless Work of Being Sick
In late 1984, dozens of people in the region of Lake Tahoe, California, would go to the doctor with a variety of…
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How Trump Can Use Chaos to Cheat in the Midterms
In his crusade to undermine American democracy, Donald Trump doesn’t have to win to win. He only needs to create a…
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It Looks Like Hegseth Is Replacing Top Military Officers With Loyalists
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is set to depart the Pentagon in the next few days, following a months-long feud with…
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A Federal Judge Just Killed New York’s $75 Billion Climate Bill for Polluters
On Monday, an Obama-appointed federal judge ruled that New York State could not enforce its 2024 Climate Change…
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Here’s Why We’ve Been Seeing So Much Food-Borne Illness
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Summer is…
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Politicians’ Reckless Rhetoric Is Putting Federal Judges in Danger
One judge had to build a safe room at home. Others were so scared they wouldn’t let their children play outside;…
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Trump Is Growing Desperate on Iran
The Trump administration is back on the warpath. Over the weekend, the government resumed military attacks on Iran for…
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What the Deportation of Milo Yiannopoulos Tells Us About the State of MAGA
Before last week, Milo Yiannopoulos was one of the most noxious, divisive, and broadly unpopular far-right figures in…
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Trump: Communities That Oppose Data Centers Will Be “Backwards and Poor”
On Monday, President Trump promoted continued data center construction and criticized opponents, despite growing…
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Trump Is Unraveling a Hard-Won Rule to Reduce Toxic Pollution From Chemical Plants
This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In…
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Trump Opens a New Front in His War on Journalism—Over Just Two Words
On Sunday, President Trump said that NBC News’ Meet the Press host Kristen Welker will be “reported” to the Federal…
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New Report: Hegseth’s Own Military Brass Warns the Iran War Is Unsustainable
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s top military brass has now privately warned him directly: His war in Iran is…
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Google’s Obedience to Trump’s “Lake America” Order Follows a Depressing Pattern
If you’re a Google Map user in the United States, you’ll now see the name “Lake America” instead of “Lake Ontario,”…
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Just How Ridiculously, Hellishly Hot Are New York City’s Subways? Jack Can Tell You.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
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Wyoming’s Primaries Were a Preview of Trump’s Midterm Interference
Wyoming’s governor is speaking out about what he calls “aggressive” and “irregular” behavior on the part of Department…
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The Florida GOP’s Red Scare Is Losing Steam
For Republicans in Florida, the midterm message to voters is clear: All Democrats are socialist. In televised…
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Tennessee’s Governor Loves Dolly—But Not the LGBTQ People She Stood Up For
Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee has declared his support for renaming Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton, days…
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A New Documentary Follows Doctors Into Gaza
Poh Si Teng couldn’t bear the silence as the Israeli government killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists in Gaza.…
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We’re Now Relying on AI to Police AI
Around 1,200 OpenAI agents worked together to cheat on cybersecurity tests they were being given, according to a new…
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The Race Equation
In medical school, Aaron Baugh, like most doctors in training, was taught that Black people have smaller lungs than…
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Trump Intervened to Revive a Fraught Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline, But Why?
For roughly a year and a half, California state and local authorities have been locked in a power struggle with the…
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The Tucker Carlson–Kremlin Bond Just Got Stronger
A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a…
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Here’s One Federal Clean Power Program Trump Hasn’t Destroyed Yet
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The…
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Trump Orders Americans to Call Lake Ontario Lake America
President Donald Trump on Thursday followed through on a threat to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” issuing an…
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Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras
More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies across the country have used opioid settlement money to procure Flock…
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Max Miller Just Suggested He Has Dirt on Bernie Moreno
A heated scene unfolded at the Cuyahoga County family court in Cleveland on Wednesday, as the key players in a bitter…
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Karen Attiah Fought the Washington Post and Won
In the frenzied, finger-pointing days following Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year, institutions across the country…
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“Corporate Greed”: Outraged Gary Locals Take Aim at Utility Over Prolonged Blackout
This story was originally published by Capital B and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As…
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Meta Doesn’t Want to Be a Social Media Company Anymore
A nationwide social media addiction trial against Meta came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, with the company announcing…
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Here’s to Dolly: Union Member, Vaccine Hero, Literacy Giant, Staunch Gay Ally
Last night, I watched Straight Talk, the 1992 Dolly vehicle in which the singer plays, yes, a straight-talker from…
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Trump Just Used a $500 Million Clean Steel Grant to Fund a Coal Furnace
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A…
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Memes and Machine Guns: How Brandon Herrera Built a Path to Congress
If you want to get acquainted with Brandon Herrera, the gun influencer currently favored to win a tight congressional…
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Did the Lindsay Clancy Trial Need to Happen?
Over the course of nearly a month, Lindsay Clancy has stood trial for the January 2023 killings of her three young…
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The Supreme Court’s Security Upgrade Fits the World It Helped Make
The Supreme Court may be deferential to President Donald Trump and the legal arguments put forward by his Justice…
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The Cult and Corruption of Cryptocurrency
Ben McKenzie might seem like an unlikely choice to launch an investigation into the complicated world of…
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Canada Is Spending Billions to Help Its Workers Survive Our Tariffs
On Tuesday, Canadian officials announced funding to back businesses, workers, and industries, as they implement…
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