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Leaders attend the 45th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Dec.01, 2024. Amiri Diwan of Kuwait/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Gulf state cooperation has long been shaped by the threat of Iran − but shows of unity belie division

Staff Writer - May 4, 2026

Barbed wire surrounds the GEO Group ICE detention facility in Adelanto, Calif. on July 10, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

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?

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

The Canadian prime minister encouraged his compatriots to consider boycotting U.S. orange juice following Trump’s tariff threats. Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images

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Trump’s tariff gambit: As allies prepare to strike back, a costly...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2025

Immigrants to the U.S. increasingly arrive like these people, seeking asylum at a formal border crossing, rather than trying to sneak across the border. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Who are immigrants to the US, where do they come from...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2025

A painting of President Andrew Jackson hangs in the Oval Office on the day Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time, Jan. 20, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Trump may think he is President Jackson reincarnated − but...

Staff Writer - February 3, 2025

Rural America can be idyllic, but many communities still need support. Mint Images via Getty Images

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3 ways the Trump administration could reinvest in rural America’s future,...

Staff Writer - February 3, 2025

If approved, St. Isidore’s would be the first religious charter school. Jonathan Kirn/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about...

Staff Writer - February 2, 2025

While more states are trying to regulate how teenagers and preteens use social media, the federal government has not acted yet on the issue. Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images

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Teens on social media: Red, blue and purple states are all...

Staff Writer - January 31, 2025

U.S. officials say the right-wing terrorism threat is significant. Farion_O/iStock via Getty Images

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Biden targeted the online right-wing terrorism threat − now it’s up...

Staff Writer - January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025. AP Photo/Ben Curtis

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A federal policy expert weighs in on Trump’s efforts to stifle...

Staff Writer - January 30, 2025

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A striking 51.7% of Gen Z respondents ranked casket burial as their first choice, compared with just 27.1% of baby boomers. Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want...

Staff Writer - April 24, 2026

Tanya D. Marsh, Wake Forest University Nearly two-thirds of Americans now opt for cremation – a figure that has...

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

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

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