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Being able to buy nutritious groceries is essential for your family’s health. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

Staff Writer - November 14, 2025

The sun has set on the latest government shutdown. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet

Sharp spikes in calls for food assistance are rare outside of natural disasters. AP Photo/Eric Gay

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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

Home heating oil, used in furnaces across the Northeast, is expensive, leading some people to keep homes at unhealthy temperatures. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

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Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images

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Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota speaks at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Allison Robbert

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A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to...

Staff Writer - November 6, 2025

People feeling that their data is being collected at every turn leaves many numb to the issue of data privacy. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and...

Staff Writer - November 5, 2025

Student loan debt has continued to rise in the country over the past few decades. William Potter/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public...

Staff Writer - November 3, 2025

The International Space Station has housed visitors continuously for roughly 25 years. NASA

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25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us...

Staff Writer - November 2, 2025

Where’s Congress? The institution is unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government. 4X6, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path...

Staff Writer - November 1, 2025

What counts as success in species recovery? U.S. Forest Service via AP

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Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species

Staff Writer - October 31, 2025

U.S. muscle or Chinese strategy – which one will prevail? Fred Lee/Getty Images

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US leaders view China as a ‘pacing threat’ − has Washington...

Staff Writer - October 29, 2025

Under church law, Catholic priests are forbidden from breaking the ‘seal of confession.’ Miguel Sotomayor/Moment via Getty Images

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Washington state settles controversy over child abuse law that tested the...

Staff Writer - October 29, 2025

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Coal-fired power plants emit both smoke and steam. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images

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Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while...

Staff Writer - October 24, 2025

Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Huan Li, North Carolina A&T State University, and Neha Khanna, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Harlan’s ground sloth fossil skeleton excavated and displayed at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Larisa DeSantis

Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...

October 22, 2025

Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., protest on Oct. 4, 2025, against President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the city. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs....

October 21, 2025

If consumed in high doses, lead and other heavy metals have serious, well-documented health risks. whitebalance.space/E+ via Getty Images

Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report...

October 18, 2025

Many fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants. istetiana/Moment via Getty Images

Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but...

October 17, 2025