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Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

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After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

Staff Writer - July 18, 2026

Piping plovers lay their eggs on the ground. They became an endangered species as development encroached on their habitat and made it harder for their chicks to survive. Under the Same Moon/Flickr, CC BY

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Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court

Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Will local Republican Parties again serve as megaphones for election disinformation, as they did in 2020? AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File

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Swing-state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2024

Baker Beach and other San Francisco city beaches are sometimes closed for swimming due to sewage discharges. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

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San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2024

All eyes on the CPI. Sila Damrongsaringkan/Getty Images Plus

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US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what...

Staff Writer - October 10, 2024

Nearly $11 billion is projected to be spent on political advertising in the 2024 fall election season. PM Images/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

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Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states...

Staff Writer - October 9, 2024

Who will define the limits of the Oval Office occupant’s immunity? AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2024

Iranians mourn the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sept. 27, 2024. Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

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Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing into civil war-torn Syria from Lebanon. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images

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A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered...

Staff Writer - October 4, 2024

When people spread lies online, they may know they’re sharing falsehoods. Timucin Taka/500 px via Getty Images

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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

Staff Writer - October 4, 2024

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