Politics
Tax Refunds Fall Short of Promised Boost
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Early spring means the return of warm weather and … taxes. On a recent weekend, Dan and Glynna Courter were enjoying the sun with friends over a picnic of
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U.S. News
Pope Visits Cameroon as Separatists Pause Fighting
ALGIERS, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation
Health
Rural Dialysis Closure Forces Patients to Travel or Relocate
Early one morning, rancher Mark Pieper left his Hay Springs, Nebraska, home for a routine dialysis session — a trip he had taken three times a week for 3½ years. He had been driving roughly 30 minutes to Chadron Hospital, where each treatment lasted about four hours.
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The Story Behind "Discombobulated"
Feeling a little confused, concerned, off-kilter, out of sorts? Sounds like you're discombobulated. It's a fitting word for an unsettling feeling. It sounds formal, maybe even fancy. But it's actually the creation of some good
Health
Stopping GLP‑1s: Many Restart Despite Unknown Risks
It's quite common for people to start on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, especially as the diabetes and obesity treatments become more ubiquitous. They're designed to treat chronic conditions, so the medicines are
U.S. News
Morning Briefing: Middle East Talks, Europe Fuel Concerns, Swalwell Allegations
Inside the peace talks happening across the Middle East, Iran war drives Europe toward fuel crisis, Eric Swalwell facing new sexual assault allegations.
World
Iranian Held in France Returns Home in Apparent Swap
Release of Mahdieh Esfandiari comes a week after Iran released two French citizens held on espionage charges. Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari has returned home after being held in France for more than a year as part of what appears to be an exchange of detainees between the countries.
U.S. News
Alien, Monopsony, and Lessons on Rising Inequality
This article first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here . OK, hear me out. I'm about to get into a new book with a provocative argument about why income inequality has exploded in America and how to fight it. But at the center of this very serious economic book is
U.S. News
Imagined and Seen Objects Share the Same Neural Code
It's often called the mind's eye. "I can look at an object in the world around me, but I can also
Politics
Congress Divided Over Section 702 Surveillance
A key tool of the U.S. spy community will expire this month without action from Congress. The
Politics
Morning Brief: Resignations, Oil Export Limits, Trump-Pope Dispute
Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales are stepping down amid misconduct allegations, the U.S. and Iran are both blocking oil exports, Trump deletes controversial post amid row with pope.
Politics
Maradona's Childhood Home Reborn as Community Soup Kitchen
The late Argentinian football legend’s childhood home has been converted into a soup kitchen serving those affected by President Javier Milei’s austerity measures.
