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Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
58 years of attacks on the media by powerful leaders trying to deflect criticism, from Nixon to Trump
Preeclampsia rates in minority communities shed light on the social roots of maternal health disparities
Cholera still kills thousands each year – in places without clean water, it’s far from history
As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use
Mail-in voting: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to revive executive order setting limits, rejected by lower courts
Why ‘democratic neutrality’ is an overlooked threat to American democracy
Trump administration changes to ‘public charge’ rule could keep millions of immigrants – and their US citizen kids – from getting healthcare they need
US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks … unless safeguards are written in
Bird droppings were a foundation of modern agriculture and American empire
What is Falun Gong and why does the Chinese Communist Party want to suppress it?
Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology
How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
South Dakota’s abortion pill advertising ban runs into free speech roadblock
Colorado prepares for screwworms, as the pest that was eradicated in 1966 returns to the US
Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal?
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