Death of man in NYPD chokehold controversy ruled a homicide

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Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?

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Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use

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From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting…
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The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest
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Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed
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Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act
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The World Trade Organization is on life support. Will Trump’s new rules finish it off?
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Iran’s protests have spread across provinces, despite skepticism and concern among ethnic groups
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Death of man in NYPD chokehold controversy ruled a homicide

Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?

Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy

Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks

Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use

For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same

Broncos say their new stadium will be ‘privately financed,’ but ‘private’ often still means hundreds of millions in public resources

Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh

US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the…

There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting…

The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest

South Florida’s Brightline has highlighted an old problem – every year for the past decade, 900 pedestrians were killed by…

Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed

Why a Decanter Centrifuge Is Essential for Solid Liquid Separation

Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act

The World Trade Organization is on life support. Will Trump’s new rules finish it off?

Iran’s protests have spread across provinces, despite skepticism and concern among ethnic groups

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