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Ron DeSantis signs bill shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX from lawsuits

Aggression made easy: The wars we don’t (care to) see

“War on the environment”: Samuel Alito just issued a radical rewrite of the Clean Water Act

Corporations are planning to mine the deep ocean where 5,000 new species were just discovered

The injustice of infertility in a post-Roe world

There's a global push for peace talks in Ukraine — but U.S. and major allies are resisting

The FDA finally approved Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip for human trials. Is it safe?

The making of a martyr: Stiff Jan. 6 sentence makes Stewart Rhodes a "rockstar," says ex-Oath Keeper

Discovered in collections, many new species are already gone

Democrats make a deal to avoid a debt ceiling disaster — but will they learn the real lesson?

“Betrayal”: MAGA Republicans rage over McCarthy deal — and threaten his speakership

Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade defects to Russia and asks Putin for citizenship

"Attacking Kayleigh McEnany is insane": Right-wingers turn on Trump over Truth Social attack

Is AI really a threat on par with nuclear war? Some experts aren't convinced

What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases

"Et tu, Chick-fil-a?": Far-right pundits turn on Chick-fil-A over diversity and equity initiative

"Krebs will make a great trial witness": Experts say new special counsel subpoena threatens Trump

"It's only 99 pages": Republican mocked for whining that 3 days isn't enough time to read debt bill

Legal expert: Trump’s trusted Mar-a-Lago aides may soon be “testifying witnesses" against him

"The Little Mermaid" and Disney's dilemma: Why no Black prince?

A new trade deal ostensibly delivers cheaper foods — but does little to avert climate change

Trump makes xenophobic campaign pledge to end birthright citizenship — but it would be illegal

Sources close to Mike Pence tip off plans for presidential campaign announcement on his birthday

Newly obtained recording features Trump weighing dangers of sharing classified Pentagon information

"Reckless hostage-taking": Progressive Democrats vow to vote against bipartisan debt ceiling deal