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Is the US the most pressing threat to peace? – podcast
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Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed
Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame
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Is the US the most pressing threat to peace? – podcast
When the United States and Israel began bombing Iran over the weekend they set in motion a war that has engulfed the region.In Australia, prime minist...
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Don’t bet that the Pentagon – or Anthropic – is acting in the public interest | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders
The lesson here isn’t that one AI company is more ethical than another. It’s that we must renovate our democratic structuresOpenAI is in and Anthropic...
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Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed
There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.
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Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame
Political content on social media finds you even if you’re not looking for it, and it tends to do so through a sensationalized and emotionally charged...
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When it comes to ending elite impunity, the US could learn from the UK | Jan-Werner Müller
British institutions can keep politicians somewhat in check. But in the US, shamelessness has become contagiousIt is both sad and ironic that, 250 yea...
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Texas votes in high-stakes primaries in test of appetite for change under Trump
Nominees for key Senate seat to be set while voters choose in congressional contests reshaped by GOP gerrymanderThe first votes of the 2026 midterm cy...
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Ties to Israel plague Democrats in top primaries post-Gaza
In Illinois, Texas and Michigan, candidates have been forced to address connections to Israel as support wanes among Democrats.
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Showdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary
Democratic rematch in Durham-area district draws focus to fight over AI datacenters increasingly shaping US electionsA North Carolina congressional pr...
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Venezuelan man says his rose tattoos got him deported to El Salvador’s brutal prison: ‘I thought my life had ended’
Trump administration accused Luis Muñoz Pinto of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang. Now living in Colombia he hopes to clear his name and study en...
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I listened to 170 hours of Joe Rogan’s podcast – trust me, he hasn’t turned against Trump | Michael Marshall
The world’s most popular podcaster seemingly disapproving of ICE does not mean he has soured from the administrationJoe Rogan, the world’s most popula...
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Trump has cornered himself with his war in Iran | Sidney Blumenthal
The president needs a quick win to avoid a quagmire – but he needs a long war to justify potential emergency powersDonald Trump has trapped himself in...
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When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Washington, long planned, is now likely to be dominated by discussions of the attack, which Europeans did not tak...
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Global Markets Tumble as Iran War Intensifies
Stocks and bonds slumped as investors retrenched from the uncertain and unpredictable effects that the fighting could have on the world economy.
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An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities to Remake Region
With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adver...
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Iran’s Escalating Retaliation, and Takeaways From the Clintons’ Epstein Testimony
Plus, fighting phone scams.
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North Carolina kicks off some of first midterm primaries for key Senate and House races
Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley lead polls for their respective primaries for US Senate seatSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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Germany Has Ratcheted Up Defense Spending. In Europe, That Worries Some People.
Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that European “strategic autono...
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How Ken Paxton MAGAfied Texas in his rise to the top
Tuesday’s Texas Senate GOP primary will test how far the scandal-ridden attorney general can go.
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Texas and North Carolina Elections Will Test Older House Democrats’ Staying Power
Starting in North Carolina on Tuesday, older House Democrats face a test of their staying power and the appetite of voters to replace them.
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Trump’s Foreign Policy Vision: Imperialism
Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism
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Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won.
The four law firms that fought Trump’s executive orders have forced him to retreat.
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Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr
None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US powerIt is not easy bei...
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The Iranian Revolution That Wasn’t
Ayatollah Khomeini’s bait-and-switch game in the early years of the Islamic regime turned many of the people against it. They’ve been fighting the rev...
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‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
Many residents of Tehran managed to get out of town when the U.S. and Israel attack began, but others who could not described living under bombardment...
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‘The Epstein files won’t knock him out’: what Anthony Scaramucci learned in Trump’s inner circle
He lasted just 11 days as White House communications director, before being fired from the Trump administration. The financier and broadcaster discuss...
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OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
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Under Pressure from Trump, Cuban Leader Calls for ‘Urgent’ Economic Change
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the private sector needed more autonomy, as the island confronts a U.S. oil blockade that has deepened a humanitarian...
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