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Democrats have sometimes seemed confused about how to confront the second Trump administration, but Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are responding with boldness. They are roving across red states and drawing big crowds with a series of anti-Trump rallies.The du...
As Sudan's civil war enters its third year, diplomats and aid officials met in London on Tuesday to address what the U.N. calls the "world's worst humanitarian crisis." The summit, hosted by Britain, France, Germany, the EU and the African Union, coordinated "hundreds of millions of dollars" for the...
George R.R. Martin, in an interview with Time, responding to fans who joked they got dire wolves before he could finish his long-awaited follow-up to 2011's "A Dance with Dragons," after he posed with wolf pups with many traits of the extinct species for the magazine
72%: The percentage of book ban demands in 2024 that came from organized groups, not parents, according to the American Library Association. Only 16% of calls to ban books were made by parents, and 5% were made by individual users of libraries. The most notable organization making these demands is t...
The magnitude 5.2 earthquake that shook most of Southern California on Monday did not result in any reported injuries or damages. But the stronger-than-expected tremor has brought into focus its source, the more obscure but dangerous Elsinore fault.What's the Elsinore fault?California has long been ...
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The Explainer Will the past be prologue for a second Trump term in office?
The Explainer A powerful earthquake could be on the horizon
The Explainer Two of the prime minister's key advisers are accused of taking bribes from the Gulf state in exchange for favourable publicity
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Talking Points The duo is drawing big anti-Trump crowds in red states
Today's Big Question A MAGA-establishment battle with John Cornyn will be costly
Talking Point 'Morally vacuous' celeb space crew embody defeat for feminism
Under the Radar The measles outbreak isn't the only one to worry about
Under The Radar Biblical stories are being retold as 'bingeable' seven-season shows
Under the Radar China's retaliatory restrictions on foreign films will hurt the US film industry
Speed Read NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible signature of life on planet K2-18b
Speed Read The Trump administration wants to change the definition of 'harm' in the Environmental Protection Act to allow habitat damage
Speed Read James Boasberg attempts to hold the White House accountable for disregarding court orders over El Salvador deportation flights
speed read Two young Belgians have been charged for attempting to smuggle ants out of the country to exotic pet buyers
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