Catholic Crusaders Find Forbidden Fruit in Bookshelves of Local Library
In a small Virginia town, a small but vocal religious group has made it their mission to take over the local library — and they won’t stop there.
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The Indigenous Tree Climber Who Saved a Burning Sequoia
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The Media Has to Stop Grading Donald Trump on a Curve
Trump would likely not have become president without the help of “the enemies of the people,” as he likes to call reporters, and their symbiotic relationship continues even now.
‘Yeah, They’re Gone:’ Musk Confirms Cuts to X’s Election Integrity Team
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Second GOP Debate Doesn’t Go So Well for Trump
For the first time, some of Donald Trump’s rivals, specifically Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, figured out how to launch effective attacks against him.
At the Front in Zaporizhzhia
Artillery has to a great extent replaced airpower in the current fighting in Ukraine. Both sides engage in a game of “shoot and scoot.” A Ukrainian battery opens fire on Russian positions, and then braces itself for return fire, hoping that camouflage will keep its location hidden from enemy drones flying overhead. WhoWhatWhy’s special correspondent Madeleine Kelly had a rare opportunity to spend several days with a Ukrainian unit at a front-line location where artillery duels have been among the most intense. This is her on-scene report.
Rare ‘Dumbo’ Octopus Spotted Northwest of Hawaii
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Rupert Murdoch Was the Drug Dealer Who Got Conservatives Hooked on Lies
Name anything that is bad in the United States, and there is a good chance that Murdoch has had a hand in causing it, making it worse, or profiting from it.
The Wisdom of Survivors: Overcoming Global Trauma
Dr. Robert J. Lifton on our collective traumas: The psychic impacts of COVID-19, climate change, gun violence, and divisive politics. A look at resilience in our time.
Trump Calls on GOP to Shut Down the Government to Save Him
On Wednesday night, Donald Trump took to his social media platform to call on Republicans to shut down the government unless they manage to defund the criminal investigations into his alleged theft of classified documents, obstruction of justice, and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Here’s What the Latest Mars Rover Has Learned So Far
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In Win for Democracy, Pennsylvania Implements Automatic Voter Registration
Instead of opting into registering to vote, residents of the Keystone State now have to opt out.