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The Explainer
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How will Trump's spending bill impact student loans?
the explainer Here's what the Republicans' domestic policy bill means for current and former students
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Children's health has declined in the US
The Explainer It's likely a sign of larger systemic issues
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Operation Rubific: the government's secret Afghan relocation scheme
The Explainer Massive data leak a 'national embarrassment' that has ended up costing taxpayer billions
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The last words and final moments of 40 presidents
The Explainer Some are eloquent quotes worthy of the holders of the highest office in the nation, and others... aren't
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Talking Points
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Is AI killing the internet?
Talking Point AI-powered browsers and search engines are threatening the death of the open web
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Corbynism returns: a new party on the Left
Talking Point Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's breakaway progressive party has already got off to a shaky start
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Oasis reunited: definitely maybe a triumph
Talking Point The reunion of a band with 'the power of Led Zeppelin' and 'the swagger of the Rolling Stones'
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Under the Radar
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Melting glaciers may lead to more volcanic eruptions
Under the radar We're in for a boom
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Why your body ages rapidly in two 'bursts'
Under The Radar Scientists have found that ageing increases in our mid-40s and 60s
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Bad news, alpha males. You likely don't actually exist.
Under the radar Most primate communities are egalitarian
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Speed Reads
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Judge nixes wiping medical debt from credit checks
Speed Read Medical debt can now be included in credit reports
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Grijalva wins Democratic special primary for Arizona
Speed Read She will go up against Republican nominee Daniel Butierez to fill the US House seat her father held until his death earlier this year
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US inflation jumps as Trump tariffs 'bite'
Speed Read Consumer prices are climbing and the inflation rate rose to its highest level in four months
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SCOTUS greenlights mass DOE firings
Speed Read The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to further shrink the Education Department
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