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Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Feb. 25, 2026. Adalberto Roque/ AFP via Getty Images

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Cuba’s speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change

Staff Writer - February 28, 2026

The United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients. BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty Images

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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

Research has found that voter fraud is rare in the United States. AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave

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How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

$Most other democratic countries spend only a fraction of what the U.S. does on elections. Greggory DiSalvo, iStock/Getty Images Plus$

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50 years ago, the Supreme Court broke campaign finance regulation

A police officer in Ipswich, Mass., wears a WatchGuard body camera on July 29, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency

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Why did a military superpower fail in Afghanistan?

Staff Writer - August 22, 2021

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An Afghan American scholar describes his fear-filled journey from the chaos...

Staff Writer - August 19, 2021

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Protecting the American Investor by Championing Human Rights

Michael Mink - January 18, 2021

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The Catalyst for Stronger US-Taiwan Ties

Michael Mink - January 2, 2021

Under Secretary Krach with Estonia’s President, Kersti Kaljulaid.

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The Clean Network’s Momentum and Secret Sauce

Michael Mink - December 3, 2020

Our Ocean 2019 Sustainable Fisheries Panel. U.S. Under Secretary Keith Krach speaking in panel on sustainable fisheries at the Our Ocean Conference, Oslo, Norway, October 2019

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The Clean Network on Human Rights and Environment

Michael Mink - December 3, 2020

The Clean Network, an alliance of democracies to address the threats to data privacy, security, human rights, and trusted collaboration

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How the Clean Network Alliance of Democracies Turned the Tide on...

Michael Mink - December 2, 2020

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If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the republic will...

Staff Writer - September 1, 2020

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Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

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Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

Staff Writer - February 17, 2026

Lily Peck, University of California, Los Angeles For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt...

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

February 12, 2026

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026