Using AI to Combat Homelessness
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the main challenges to countering homelessness is to figure out who's most at-risk of losing ...
What Comes Next, After Surprise Hamas Attacks on Israel?
08 Oct 2023
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The death toll rose in both Israel and Gaza as the Israeli military and Hamas militants battled for ...
To Be Greener, Get Rid Of Your Grass
06 Oct 2023
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Who doesn't love a lush, perfectly manicured grass lawn? It turns out, a lot of people are actively ...
The Challenge of Filling the Army's Ranks
05 Oct 2023
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In the 1980s the U.S. Army launched a recruiting drive around the slogan, "Be all you can be." They'...
With McCarthy Out What's Next for Republicans in the House?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It took just eight Republicans, voting with Democrats, to oust Kevin McCarthy from the House speaker...
The CFPB On Trial
03 Oct 2023
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The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday that threatened the existence of the Consumer Financial Prote...
The Chair Of the Joint Chiefs Is Retiring. What's His Legacy?
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had a tenure marked by a relentless...
Does Sam Bankman-Fried's Fraud Trial Spell the End of Crypto?
01 Oct 2023
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Not too long ago, crypto was being trumpeted as the next big thing. Celebrities were getting in on...
How Mortal Kombat Konquered Gaming
29 Sep 2023
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When the video game Mortal Kombat released in 1992, it took arcades — and later the American home ...
Here's How a Government Shutdown Could Impact Millions of Americans
28 Sep 2023
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The federal government will shut down on October 1st if Congress doesn't pass funding legislation fo...
Could The Big Antitrust Lawsuit End Amazon As We Know It?
27 Sep 2023
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The U.S. government and 17 states sued Amazon on Tuesday in a landmark case that could take down the...
Biden On The Picket Line
26 Sep 2023
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President Biden made history on Tuesday when he joined members of the United Auto Workers union on a...
WGA Reached A Tentative Deal With Studios. But The Strike Isn't Over Yet
25 Sep 2023
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146 days.That's how long it took for the WGA to reach a tentative agreement with major Hollywood stu...
How Important Are Biden And Trump's Ages? We Asked Older Voters.
24 Sep 2023
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As president Joe Biden's campaign for a second term gets underway, a slew of recent polls show that ...
Why Are So Many Inmates at This Federal Prison Dying?
22 Sep 2023
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Close to five thousand people have died in federal prison since 2009.There are 100 federal prisons a...
How New York City Became the Center Of a Debate Over Immigration
21 Sep 2023
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New York City has become an unlikely battleground for migrant rights.The city, like others, has stru...
What the US-Iran Prisoner Swap Means For the Family of a Man Freed After 8 Years
20 Sep 2023
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On Tuesday, five Americans detained for years in Iran stepped off a plane back onto US soil. They we...
California's Big Oil Lawsuit Strategy Mirrors Fight Against Big Tobacco
19 Sep 2023
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The state of California has filed a massive lawsuit against oil companies. The charge is that oil c...
U.S.-Iran Exchange Prisoners – A Year Since the Death of Masha Amini Sparked Protests
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, five Americans who were imprisoned in Iran, stepped off a plane in Doha, Qatar. They were...
Speaker McCarthy and the Impeachment Inquiry
17 Sep 2023
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Since becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy has faced the constant threat ...
Rotten Tomatoes Changed The Role Of Film Critics. But Is That A Good Thing?
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're over a certain age and you love movies, when you think "movie critic", you probably pictur...
Without Expanded Child Tax Credit, Families Are Sliding Back Into Poverty
14 Sep 2023
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It can be hard to see how big government policies have a direct effect on an individual's experience...
How Concerns Over EVs are Driving the UAW Towards a Strike
13 Sep 2023
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The president of the United Auto Workers says the union is planning to carry out sudden, strategic a...
New Shots and a New Era for COVID
12 Sep 2023
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Right now it seems like people all around us are testing positive for COVID. But for the most part, ...
What Putin And Kim Jong Un Stand To Gain By Meeting
11 Sep 2023
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When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019, both countrie...
Sports Betting And The NFL Are Profitable Partners, But Controversies Continue
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The National Football League's regular season is finally underway. And for loyal fans who have been ...
Climate Change is Making It Difficult to Protect Endangered Species
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Endangered Species Act turns 50 this year. The landmark law has been successful for decades at s...
Fran Drescher on How the Hollywood Strikes Can End
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The writers and actors strikes have been grinding on for months with no end in sight. Many on the pi...
When Big Oil Gets In The Carbon Removal Game, Who Wins?
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Giant machines sucking carbon dioxide out of the air to fight climate change sounds like science fic...
Google Turns 25
05 Sep 2023
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Google was founded 25 years ago by two Stanford PhD students, Larry Page and Sergei Brin. The compan...
What Is The Future Of Remote Work?
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been over three years since the pandemic started and changed the way millions of Americans work...
Student Loan Payments Are Back. Now What?
03 Sep 2023
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After three and a half years, the pause on federal student loan payments is coming to an end. Gettin...
Do Youth Curfews Help Curb Crime?
01 Sep 2023
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Hundreds of towns, cities and counties across the country impose curfews on young people. On Septemb...
What Do Mitch McConnell's Silent Episodes Tell Us?
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the second time this summer the top Republican in the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a...
Here's What Goes Into a Hurricane Evacuation Order
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When people find themselves in the path of a hurricane they are faced with the question: should they...
Biden's Push to Make Some of the Most Expensive Prescription Drugs Cheaper
29 Aug 2023
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On Tuesday, the Biden administration released a list of 10 medications that it's planning to negotia...
The Latest Mass Shooting in Florida Was Racist. What Role Do State Politics Play?
28 Aug 2023
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The latest mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida left three people dead.All of the victims were Bla...
Biden's Climate Moves
27 Aug 2023
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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is preparing for the next major climate summit, in Dubai. He's calling...
The New Space Race Is On - And Everyone Is Headed To The Moon
25 Aug 2023
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The South Pole of the Moon is the coolest place to be. And nearly every country with a space progra...
The Dangers of Grass Fires
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the wildfires in Maui contained, the recovery process has begun.The focus has also turned to ho...
The End for Russian Mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
23 Aug 2023
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Russia's state news agency Tass reported that the country's most famous mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin...
A Trumpless Debate
22 Aug 2023
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Former president Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican presidential primary. And with a ...
In Puerto Rico, Natural Disasters Take A Mental And Academic Toll On Children
21 Aug 2023
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Puerto Rico has seen a string of natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes...
Cities Voted For Progressive Prosecutors. Republican State Leaders Are Pushing Back.
20 Aug 2023
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The last few elections have brought a wave of self-styled progressive prosecutors into office. They'...
Fighting Noise Pollution
18 Aug 2023
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A growing body of research makes it clear that noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on ...
NPR Investigation Reveals 'Barbaric' Conditions in ICE Detention Facilities
17 Aug 2023
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The Biden administration is under intense political pressure from Republicans over immigration, who ...
COVID Nearly Sunk the Cruise Industry. Now it's Trying to Make a Comeback.
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The CDC says that a new omicron variant called EG.5 is causing a summer wave of COVID cases.Yet, COV...
The Georgia Indictment May Be Trump's Most Difficult Legal Challenge
15 Aug 2023
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A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump for his role in failed efforts to overturn the sta...
100,000 Afghans Were Airlifted Out Of Kabul. What Happened To Those Who Weren't?
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been two years since the Taliban entered Kabul, throwing the final days of the U.S. withdrawal ...
The Challenges for a Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal
13 Aug 2023
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For the past few months, President Biden's top foreign policy advisors have been working as intermed...
The Battle Over Book Bans Takes a Toll on Librarians and Comes at a Financial cost
11 Aug 2023
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As the battle over book bans in schools and libraries continues to play out in various states across...
Maui's Devastating Wildfires
10 Aug 2023
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Hawaii may be a tourist attraction to many Americans, but for over a million people, it's their home...
The People Smuggling Fentanyl Across The Border From Mexico May Not Be Who You Think
09 Aug 2023
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The number of overdoses from fentanyl continues to soar, as do concerns from those in Washington. Im...
From Selfies To Satellites, The War In Ukraine Is History's Most Documented
08 Aug 2023
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In past wars, updates have trickled out slowly — often tightly controlled by the militaries involv...
Military Families Urge An End To Senator's Hold On Pentagon Appointments
07 Aug 2023
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One Republican senator from Alabama is single-handedly holding up over 300 senior-level military pro...
Three Stories From A Very Hot July
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
July was almost certainly the hottest month, globally, on record. It was also a month in which many ...
Former Baptist Leader Sees A Crisis Of Faith In America — But Also A Way Forward
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Russell Moore was one of the top officials in the Southern Baptist Convention. But after ...
Would A Free Speech Defense Work For Donald Trump In Court?
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to efforts to overturn ...
Hollywood And The Threat From Artificial Intelligence — Real Or Imagined
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The unions representing actors and writers in Hollywood have some differences in what they want from...
Latest Trump Indictment Is 'Most Important' One Yet
02 Aug 2023
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Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to...
Leaders of the Niger Coup Face a Deadline to Avoid Military Intervention
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, Mohamed Bazoum was elected as president in Niger's first peaceful democratic transfer...
America's Farms Are Facing A Serious Labor Shortage
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a labor shortage on farms in the U.S., and that has implications for all of us who enjoy fre...
NPR Investigation Reveals Flaws In U.S. Claims About Baghdadi Raid Casualties
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Editor's note: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence.The U.S. military has consiste...
Affirmative Action — For The Rich
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court may have ended race-conscious admissions in higher education. But the end of affir...
A Patchwork of Transgender Healthcare Laws Push Families Across State Lines
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Utah passed a ban on gender-affirming care for people younger than 18, Kat and their family had...
After East Palestine Derailment, Are Railroads Any Safer?
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a fiery, toxic train wreck forced residents of East Palestine, Ohio to evacuate last February, ...
The Judicial Overhaul That Has Torn Israeli Society Apart
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Israel's parliament voted into law a key measure to overhaul the country's judiciary. Th...
Messi Mania: Will Bringing Soccer's 'G.O.A.T.' Change Major League Soccer's Rep?
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The United States' preeminent professional soccer league, Major League Soccer, has long lagged behin...
Remembering Tony Bennett
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Bennett, the crooner whose success spanned generations, died Friday. He was 96 years old.His vo...
How To Protect Ourselves From Extreme Heat — And Our Planet From Climate Change
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We know that climate change is making all sorts of extreme weather events more likely all around the...
January 6, Election Interference Could Be Focus of New Trump Indictments
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to lose track of the seriousness of the legal cases involving Donald Trump, in part becaus...
New Research Could Change the Landscape of Human Reproduction
18 Jul 2023
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One of the most cutting-edge and controversial fields of biomedical research right now is the quest ...
The Spanish Tennis Pipeline That Led Carlos Alcaraz To A Wimbledon Trophy
17 Jul 2023
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Carlos Alcaraz's victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final was the latest coronation of a t...
Ahead of the 2024 Election, Young Rural Voters Want To Be Heard
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the 2024 Presidential election may ultimately be decided by a handful of votes in a handful of...
Alabama's Last Two Executions Failed. They're Trying Again Next Week
14 Jul 2023
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James Barber is scheduled to be executed on Thursday in Alabama, for the murder of Dorothy Epps in 2...
One Couple's Fight to Cure ALS
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Six years ago when former Obama staffer Brian Wallach was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Scleros...
The Anthropocene
12 Jul 2023
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As we confront the realities of a changing climate, a group of scientists says we're living in a wor...
Trying to Reverse the Decline of Black Players in Major League Baseball
11 Jul 2023
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Baseball was once known for breaking racial barriers in the U.S. But now, Black representation in th...
The Impact of Cluster Bombs
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the war began, military aid from the US to Ukraine has largely received bipartisan report. But...
The Black Maternal Mortality Crisis and Why It Remains an Issue
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate of high-income countries globally, and the numbers ha...
Are We Witnessing The Death Of Movie Stars?
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Bettie Davis, Clark Gable. During Hollywood's Golden Age, which existed...
Confronting Police Violence and Racism in France
06 Jul 2023
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The police killing in France of a 17-year old of North African descent sparked protests and violence...
Palestinians Deal with Loss and Destruction Following Israeli Attack on Jenin
05 Jul 2023
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On Wednesday Israel said it concluded a two-day military operation in the Jenin refugee camp meant t...
LGBTQ Vets Still Suffering The Consequences of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
04 Jul 2023
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It's been more than a decade since 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was repealed. Introduced in 1993, the law...
Hot Dog Eating Contests: A Distinctly American Tradition
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing obviously patriotic about scarfing down as many hot dogs as you can in ten minutes. ...
Supreme Court Term Ends With Decisions That Will Impact Millions
02 Jul 2023
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The Supreme Court ended its term this week with three rulings that will have far reaching consequenc...
Putin's Hold on Power
30 Jun 2023
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A week on from an aborted uprising, Vladimir Putin is still standing. But for how long? The brief r...
The Death of Affirmative Action
29 Jun 2023
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The Supreme Court effectively killed race-conscious admissions in higher education on Thursday. In ...
What — And Who — Is To Blame For Extreme Heat?
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A punishing heat wave has left more than a dozen people dead across Texas. In recent days temperatur...
Florida In The Political Spotlight
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to American politics, Florida regularly finds its way to the center of the conversatio...
Putin Survived An Uprising. What's Next?
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a direct challenge to his authority over the weekend. Mercena...
Mitch Landrieu, the man Biden hopes can rebuild America, bring broadband to millions
25 Jun 2023
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act is a $1.2 trillion law meant to spur a massive infrastructure rene...
A Year After Dobbs Ruling, Seeking Reproductive Health Care Can Mean Few Good Options
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last June, when the Supreme Court reversed the Roe v. Wade decision, which had stood for nearly 50 y...
A New Report Warns China And The U.S. Are 'Drifting Toward A War' Over Taiwan
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There has been no shortage of confrontations between the U.S. and China this year. This week, shortl...
Insurers Flee California As Catastrophic Wildfires Become The Norm
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As climate change gets worse, California is seeing larger and more dangerous wildfires. And in respo...
What It's Like Inside The Submersible That's Lost In The Atlantic
20 Jun 2023
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Time is running out to locate the submersible vessel that went missing Sunday, on a voyage to visit ...
Remembering The Children's Crusade On Juneteenth
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While Black people in this country have been celebrating Juneteenth for decades, what is sometimes r...
Made in America: It's trickier than it sounds
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Made in America. It may be a catchy political slogan, but it's a lot more complicated than it sounds...
Celebrating Fathers From All Walks Of Life
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It depends on when, and where you grew up, but you can probably name a few of your favorite sit-com ...
The drug fueling another wave of overdose deaths
15 Jun 2023
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A deadly and addictive chemical normally used as a horse tranquilizer is being mixed into illegal dr...