Who wouldn’t want a house on the beach? For some on Israel’s far-right, desirable beachfront now includes the sands of Gaza. Just ask Daniella Weiss, […]
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Another testy Supreme Court battle is the last thing America needs — but it’s probably what lies ahead
The last thing an internally estranged America needs is an alienating Supreme Court confirmation battle. But that’s almost certainly what lies ahead following Justice Stephen Breyer’s decision to […]
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Truckers make the world go round. Invisible truths you didn’t know about trucking in America
What’s the journey of all the goods we consume? Trucking is dangerous, difficult and in demand. Here’s the story behind an industry on the cusp […]
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Meet Moog’s music machines, made in America
Asheville, North Carolina, a city of about 90,000 in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a cultural hub, packed with dozens of art galleries and a […]
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How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next climate bill
President Joe Biden wanted to have a clear plan before the U.N. climate conference. President Joe Biden’s new climate strategy, announced after his original plan crumbled under opposition in […]
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Frequent movie cop Denzel Washington talks policing in America: ‘I have the utmost respect for what they do’
The dark new thriller The Little Things marks the 13th time the 66-year-old Oscar winner plays a law-enforcer during his illustrious career, most of them clean (The […]
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America’s Need to Pay Its Bills Has Spawned a Political Game
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. WASHINGTON — For nearly two decades, lawmakers in Washington have waged an escalating display of […]
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Democrats seek new tax on America’s richest while scaling down other hikes
Tucked into the House Democrats’ tax plan to raise $2.2 trillion in tax revenue is a new tax on the country’s wealthiest Americans — but […]
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How Educational Differences Are Widening America’s Political Rift
Students on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley, Aug. 16, 2021. The front lines of America’s cultural clashes have shifted in recent […]
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That time America almost had a 30-hour work week
The nature of work has undergone a lot of changes during the pandemic. Millions of office workers began working from home; the service industry has […]
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Spanish-language Covid disinformation is aimed at Latinos as delta surges
MIAMI — On a recent show on Actualidad, a Miami AM radio station, the host was promoting a false cure for Covid-19: the use of ivermectin, a […]
