Politics
Senate Passes Stopgap Funding, Sends Measure to House
On the 41st day of a record-long government shutdown, the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 40 to approve a continuing
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Science
Families Sue Camp Mystic Over Deadly Flood Deaths
The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to
Politics
Afrikaners Refuse Role in U.S. Narrative on South Africa
More than 40 prominent Afrikaners signed an open letter rejecting the claim that they are victims of racial persecution: "We are not pawns in America's culture wars."
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Nonprofit Public Safety Programs Reeling After Major DOJ Grant Cuts
Six months after the Justice Department cancelled more than $800 million in federal grant money
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Trump Rebukes Air Traffic Controllers Amid Shutdown
President Trump is slamming U.S. air traffic controllers who called out of work during the government shutdown, during which they were forced to stay on the job without
Culture
Death by Lightning: An 1880s West Wing
Death by Lightning, a new four-part miniseries on Netflix, is a period piece that plays like a 19th-century version of The West Wing . It's full of political intrigue
Health
FDA Removes Black Box Warnings on Menopause Hormones
The Food and Drug Administration says it is removing the black box safety warnings from all hormone therapy creams, pills and other treatments prescribed to ease the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.
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Car Blast Near New Delhi's Red Fort Kills Eight
NEW DELHI — A car explosion near the historic Red Fort in India's capital city killed eight people on Monday and injured at least 19 others, police
Politics
Supreme Court Won't Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case challenging its landmark decision to legalize
Culture
David Szalay wins Booker Prize for Flesh
Hungarian-British writer David Szalay has won the prestigious Booker prize for his novel Flesh, which tells the story of a tortured Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune.
Politics
Poll: Muslim Voters Return to Democrats
Ninety-seven percent of Muslim respondents in a CAIR survey say they voted for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Science
War's Overlooked Toll on the Climate
Inside Story Leaders at COP30 are being urged to consider the environmental toll of conflict. Speaking at this year’s COP30 in Brazil, UN chief Antonio Guterres called the inability to limit global warming to 1.5C (2.7F) a “deadly moral failure”.
