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Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

Staff Writer - July 17, 2026

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

An International Workers’ Day demonstration on May 1, 2026, in Havana includes a protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade of oil to Cuba. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

In John Magee’s print, Preston Brooks wields a cane against Charles Sumner, who is clutching a pen and a rolled-up speech. John L. Magee, The New York Public Library

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When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech

Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

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How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

At the University of Minnesota, researchers, scientists and other supporters protested against proposed cuts to scientific research funding. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Research breakthroughs often come through collaborations − attacks on academic freedom...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2025

Work-study students often still have unmet financial needs, even after their 15- to 20-hour-per-week jobs fill in some of the gaps. champpix/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely...

Staff Writer - November 16, 2025

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...

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

Staff Writer - November 13, 2025

Who is really responsible for the longest government shutdown in history? iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - November 9, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - November 8, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

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How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

Staff Writer - July 2, 2026

Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026