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Science

Operation Space Station: 25 Years in Orbit

This year is the 25th anniversary of humans inhabiting the International Space Station. A new PBS documentary looks at how the ISS was built and the challenges of surviving in outer space. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The International Space Station is turning 25 this month.

Politics

Laura Loomer, Trump's Self-Styled Loyalty Watchdog

The New Yorker's Antonia Hitchens describes how Loomer went from a conspiracy theorist to a close ally of Trump who's gotten government officials she claims are disloyal to the president fired.

Politics

Supreme Court Extends Pause on Full SNAP Payments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and

Health

Marion Nestle: SNAP, Supermarkets and the Triple-Duty Diet

Nutrition policy expert Marion Nestle says that when she wrote her first book, Food Politics, in 2002, people often asked her what food had to do with politics. "Nobody asks

Politics

Supreme Court to Rule on Mail‑Ballot Grace Periods

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something

Health

Fair Doses: Lessons from the COVAX Vaccine Rollout

Seth Berkley, former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, recounts the inside story of efforts to expand COVID-19 vaccine access in his new book, Fair Doses, and lays out lessons for doing better next time.

Culture

Nuremberg: Ambition and Uneven Execution

Russell Crowe and Rami Malek face off in an historical battle of wits and Weltanschauung in James Vanderbilt's new film Nuremberg. The

Politics

Newsom Condemns U.S. Absence at COP30

One of the most notable absences at this week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference reflects the leadership of one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world: the United States.