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Language: en-us News Society & Culture
Last Checked: 2025-10-17 19:54:43
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Who loses when Trump cuts funding to universities?

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eight-point-seven billion. Four-hundred million. One-hundred-seventy-five million. These are just so...

Trump is betting the economy on his tariff theory

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:01:17 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In President Donald Trump's telling, tariffs are the political equivalent of duct tape: you can use ...

Trump is betting the economy on his tariff theory

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In President Donald Trump's telling, tariffs are the political equivalent of duct tape: you can use ...

South Korea admits to widespread adoption fraud. Here's one story

Mon, 31 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Last week, South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that Korean adoption agencies wer...

South Korea admits to widespread adoption fraud. Here's one story

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that Korean adoption agencies wer...

AI and the Environment

Sun, 30 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The AI boom has caused a huge surge in energy consumption, so how is the tech industry thinking abou...

AI and the Environment

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The AI boom has caused a huge surge in energy consumption, so how is the tech industry thinking abou...

Reporting on how America reduced the number of opioid deaths

Sun, 30 Mar

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After reaching historic levels, fatal overdoses from opioids are dropping rapidly. Today we bring yo...

Reporting on how America reduced the number of opioid deaths

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After reaching historic levels, fatal overdoses from opioids are dropping rapidly. Today we bring yo...

Why did Israel restart the war? One answer: Bezalel Smotrich.

Fri, 28 Mar

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Bezalel Smotrich's views were once fringe in Israel. He's an ultranationalist West Bank settler, who...

Why did Israel restart the war? One answer: Bezalel Smotrich.

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bezalel Smotrich's views were once fringe in Israel. He's an ultranationalist West Bank settler, who...

The Southeastern U.S. faces a future with more wildfires

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:30:56 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Six months ago, Southern Appalachia was devastated by Hurricane Helene.Now, after a dry spell and a ...

The Southeastern U.S. faces a future with more wildfires

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Six months ago, Southern Appalachia was devastated by Hurricane Helene.Now, after a dry spell and a ...

Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before

Wed, 26 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a te...

Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a te...

The fallout from the Signal breach begins

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:22:24 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In the 24 hours since a bombshell Atlantic article, senators have grilled Trump administration intel...

The fallout from the Signal breach begins

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the 24 hours since a bombshell Atlantic article, senators have grilled Trump administration intel...

Trump targets Big Law, and Big Law appears intimidated

Mon, 24 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

For weeks, President Trump has been issuing executive orders and memos that levy or threaten sanctio...

Trump targets Big Law, and Big Law appears intimidated

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For weeks, President Trump has been issuing executive orders and memos that levy or threaten sanctio...

How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term

Sun, 23 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from cri...

How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from cri...

On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle

Sat, 22 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose ...

On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose ...

The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

Fri, 21 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasef...

The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasef...

Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:26:30 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.N...

Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.N...

Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power

Wed, 19 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it's also been about U.S. interests. ...

Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it's also been about U.S. interests. ...

Measles is spreading. Are you safe?

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:15:59 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since ...

Measles is spreading. Are you safe?

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since ...

Is Trump defying the courts?

Mon, 17 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

"Oopsie, too late. "That post on X from the President of El Salvador got retweeted by Secretary of S...

Is Trump defying the courts?

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Oopsie, too late. "That post on X from the President of El Salvador got retweeted by Secretary of S...

Never give up - one Gaza boy's story of trying to survive in Gaza

Sun, 16 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Nearly 40, 000.That's the United Nations estimate for the number of children who have been killed or...

Never give up - one Gaza boy's story of trying to survive in Gaza

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly 40, 000.That's the United Nations estimate for the number of children who have been killed or...

Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes after?

Fri, 14 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

"A little disturbance," "a period of transition," "a detox period." These are all phrases that Presi...

Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes after?

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"A little disturbance," "a period of transition," "a detox period." These are all phrases that Presi...

Over a dozen lawsuits to stop DOGE data access are betting on a 1974 law

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:29:25 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been trying to access the massive amounts of A...

Over a dozen lawsuits to stop DOGE data access are betting on a 1974 law

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been trying to access the massive amounts of A...

The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power

Wed, 12 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The Trump administration continues to fire, shut down or defund independent elements of the federal ...

The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration continues to fire, shut down or defund independent elements of the federal ...

Fentanyl deaths are plunging, but it's just the first step

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:45:19 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The deadliest phase of the U.S. fentanyl crisis appears to be over. That's according to new research...

Fentanyl deaths are plunging, but it's just the first step

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The deadliest phase of the U.S. fentanyl crisis appears to be over. That's according to new research...

Republicans say Medicaid is safe. But budget math says otherwise

Mon, 10 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

House Republicans have to get their spending bill passed by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. T...

Republicans say Medicaid is safe. But budget math says otherwise

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

House Republicans have to get their spending bill passed by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. T...

Riding 'La Bestia' with migrants in Mexico

Sun, 09 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Many migrants in Mexico journey north to the U.S. border by riding on top of freight trains. It's a ...

Riding 'La Bestia' with migrants in Mexico

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many migrants in Mexico journey north to the U.S. border by riding on top of freight trains. It's a ...

Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy

Fri, 07 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

It's been a little more than a week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President...

Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a little more than a week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President...

When it comes to the economy, it's all about uncertainty

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:51:27 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody's Analytics, thinks President Trump's across-the-bo...

When it comes to the economy, it's all about uncertainty

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody's Analytics, thinks President Trump's across-the-bo...

Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?

Wed, 05 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A hundred minutes — that's how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.A h...

Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A hundred minutes — that's how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.A h...

How Trump's foreign policy is reshaping the world order

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:19:11 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

After the Trump-Zelenskyy blow-up on Friday, European leaders held emergency talks in London to put ...

How Trump's foreign policy is reshaping the world order

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After the Trump-Zelenskyy blow-up on Friday, European leaders held emergency talks in London to put ...

When it comes to harassment, are federal judges above the law?

Mon, 03 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most ...

When it comes to harassment, are federal judges above the law?

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most ...

The political power of the pope

Mon, 03 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Unlike any other religious leader around the world, the leader of the world's one billion Catholics ...

The political power of the pope

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unlike any other religious leader around the world, the leader of the world's one billion Catholics ...

An immigration lawyer on Trump's first month

Fri, 28 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

On Tuesday, President Trump will address Congress and the nation in a major speech, where he'll sum ...

An immigration lawyer on Trump's first month

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, President Trump will address Congress and the nation in a major speech, where he'll sum ...

Former DOGE employee: work could 'cross extreme ethical and legal lines'

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:40:57 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administr...

Former DOGE employee: work could 'cross extreme ethical and legal lines'

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administr...

Is there a deal to end Russia's war with Ukraine?

Wed, 26 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at th...

Is there a deal to end Russia's war with Ukraine?

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at th...

The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans'

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:18:44 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

President Trump's calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage.Denmark, ...

The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans'

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump's calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage.Denmark, ...

Are Trump's military picks based on merit or loyalty?

Mon, 24 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

On Friday, Donald Trump fired Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff CQ Brown, along with several ot...

Are Trump's military picks based on merit or loyalty?

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, Donald Trump fired Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff CQ Brown, along with several ot...

Trump's tariffs and rhetoric strain historic Windsor-Detroit friendship

Sun, 23 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

President Donald Trump's tariffs and comments about turning Canada into the 51st state have tested U...

Trump's tariffs and rhetoric strain historic Windsor-Detroit friendship

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump's tariffs and comments about turning Canada into the 51st state have tested U...

What happens if the Education Department is abolished?

Fri, 21 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

"The Department of Education is a big con job." That's just one of the things President Trump has sa...

What happens if the Education Department is abolished?

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The Department of Education is a big con job." That's just one of the things President Trump has sa...

The fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance as Trump sides with Russia

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:49:32 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Three yea...

The fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance as Trump sides with Russia

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Three yea...

Is the U.S. headed for autocracy?

Wed, 19 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Is the United States headed toward autocracy?That's a question prompted by a steady stream of execut...

Is the U.S. headed for autocracy?

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the United States headed toward autocracy?That's a question prompted by a steady stream of execut...

Will New York's mayor survive widening scandal?

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:52:10 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, along withother top officials spent much of Tuesday weighing whether...

Will New York's mayor survive widening scandal?

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, along withother top officials spent much of Tuesday weighing whether...

Why are Israel's deals to exchange hostages so lopsided?

Mon, 17 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to hash out details for the second phase of a ceasefire deal with ...

Why are Israel's deals to exchange hostages so lopsided?

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to hash out details for the second phase of a ceasefire deal with ...

After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers

Sun, 16 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid ...

After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid ...

Bonus Episode: The Aphasia Choir

Sat, 15 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

There are at least two million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into wor...

Bonus Episode: The Aphasia Choir

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are at least two million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into wor...

Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"

Fri, 14 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, ...

Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, ...

In Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:25:31 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. Every time a ship passes through the P...

In Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. Every time a ship passes through the P...

Trump says the U.S. will 'own' Gaza — what that could mean for the Middle East

Wed, 12 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The Gaza Strip – ground zero of Israel's war with Hamas – is only about twice the size of Washin...

Trump says the U.S. will 'own' Gaza — what that could mean for the Middle East

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Gaza Strip – ground zero of Israel's war with Hamas – is only about twice the size of Washin...

Are we in a constitutional crisis?

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:45:13 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

President Trump's blizzard of executive orders has run into a snowplow of legal challenges. There ar...

Are we in a constitutional crisis?

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump's blizzard of executive orders has run into a snowplow of legal challenges. There ar...

What DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?

Mon, 10 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal g...

What DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal g...

Trump 2.0 or Project 2025?

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Project 2025, is a 900-plus page blueprint for a conservative President. It was unveiled in the spri...

Bonus Episode: "Margery," the medieval memoirist

Sun, 09 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

For centuries, scholars only had one version of the life of Margery Kempe, an English mystic who liv...

Bonus Episode: "Margery," the medieval memoirist

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For centuries, scholars only had one version of the life of Margery Kempe, an English mystic who liv...

Is there a Trump Doctrine for Foreign Policy?

Fri, 07 Feb

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A lot of labels have been applied to Trump's foreign policy approach. America First, Isolationist, t...

Is there a Trump Doctrine for Foreign Policy?

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of labels have been applied to Trump's foreign policy approach. America First, Isolationist, t...