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The U.S. is falling short of what its national wealth makes possible for its people. Eric Raptosh Photography/Tetra images via GettyImages

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Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

Staff Writer - June 26, 2026

Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert is one of close to 200 rural hospitals that have closed in the past two decades. AP Photo/Jeff Amy

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Why rural healthcare fund’s $50B focus on tech upgrades may not help vulnerable hospitals and providers

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP

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The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

A farmer in Michigan spreads liquid fertilizer on a field. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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War‑induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Geneva Airport on June 17, 2026. Martial Trezzini/Keystone/Pool via AP

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Trump doesn’t own the government – even though he acts as if Congress is not his equal in constitutional power and authority

Hurricane Beryl tore up homes in Freeport, Texas, in July 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters –...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2024

Changes are ahead for the IRS. J. David Ake/Getty Images

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Republican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax...

Staff Writer - November 14, 2024

People climb to the top of a bridge damaged when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

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3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond...

Staff Writer - November 14, 2024

When all the votes were tallied, Colorado voters approved a ballot measure establishing a right to abortion. Chet Strange/AP Photo

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10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they...

Staff Writer - November 9, 2024

President Donald Trump holds up the 2017 tax law after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in December 2017. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will...

Staff Writer - November 8, 2024

Votes are cast. Now what? SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images

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Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads

Staff Writer - November 6, 2024

Donald Trump speaks to supporters early on the morning of Nov. 6, 2024. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks...

Staff Writer - November 6, 2024

A purple and white flag representing the world’s oldest democracy, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, flies above a Mohawk flag at a Native American gathering. Giordanno Brumas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny

Staff Writer - November 5, 2024

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Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

Staff Writer - June 16, 2026

Sven Bilén, Penn State and Wangda Zuo, Penn State Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility...

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

June 14, 2026

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026