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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

Government

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

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

Government

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

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

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50 years ago, the Supreme Court broke campaign finance regulation

Government

Trump’s immigration policy would push legal US workers down the occupational...

Staff Writer - November 21, 2016

Government

After the 2016 presidential election: Fear, protest and what comes next

Staff Writer - November 20, 2016

Government

Facebook’s problem is more complicated than fake news

Staff Writer - November 16, 2016

Government

Get Better Election Predictions by Combining Diverse Forecasts

Staff Writer - August 23, 2016

Government

Trump’s Wall Plans Buckle Under Pressure

Staff Writer - August 22, 2016

Government

Donald Trump: The Underdog, The Rally Roaster, The Superhero

Rob Hill - August 17, 2016

Politics

A Bernie Sanders Delegate Tells a Very Different Story About the...

Mark Lasser - August 9, 2016

Government

How Vulnerable to Hacking is the US Election Cyber Infrastructure?

Staff Writer - July 29, 2016

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

Business

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