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Gas prices were well over $4 a gallon on April 28, 2026, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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What’s in the price of a gallon of gas?

Staff Writer - May 1, 2026

The U.K. Parliament passed legislation in an effort to control spiraling rental costs and reverse rising homelessness rates. Matt Cardy/Getty Image

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England’s ‘once in a generation’ housing law takes effect as US housing legislation sits in congressional purgatory

The Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz has largely brought oil traffic to a halt, hitting petroleum-exporting countries hard. Asghar Besharati / Getty Images

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The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined

State governments have had trouble regulating what crisis pregnancy centers should tell their clients and donors. AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

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Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling

The Emiratis are poised to turn their back on their oil cartel buddies. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images

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UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives for inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and...

Staff Writer - January 20, 2025

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sgt. Aaron Horta, EMT operators and Border Patrol officers carry a body out of a canal on June 28, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play...

Staff Writer - January 18, 2025

When it comes to slowing down China’s tech rise, tariffs won’t do the trick. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason...

Staff Writer - January 17, 2025

Could removing Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism alleviate the plight of the impoverished nation? Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

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Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy...

Staff Writer - January 16, 2025

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv call on the Israeli government to secure the release of the hostages during a Jan. 15, 2025, protest. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?

Staff Writer - January 16, 2025

Two people embrace on Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif., amid property destroyed by the Eaton Fire. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help...

Staff Writer - January 15, 2025

A plane owned by Donald Trump arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 7, 2025. Emil STACH / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL STACH/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

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4 reasons why the US might want to buy Greenland –...

Staff Writer - January 14, 2025

Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally as he celebrates his 78th birthday on June 14, 2024. Jim Watson AFP via Getty Images

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We study aging family business incumbents who refuse to let go...

Staff Writer - January 14, 2025

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A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

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Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2026

Lauren Cassidy, Binghamton University, State University of New York On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear...

Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon. Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

April 22, 2026

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...

April 20, 2026

Cannabis plants are seen at Harborside Oakland Dispensary on Aug. 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support

April 18, 2026