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Hochul has strong lead over Republican and Democrat challengers, Siena poll finds
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has a strong lead over her potential challengers in the 2026 race for governor, according to a new ...
The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
It’s no secret that social media and mobile applications collect information about you. Meta’s business model depends on it. The company, which operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is worth US$1 ...
Bill Moyers’ journalism strengthened democracy by connecting Americans to ideas and each other, in a long and extraordinary career
Moyers, who died at 91 on June 26, 2025, was among the most acclaimed broadcast journalists of the 20th century. He’s known for TV news shows that exposed the role of big money in politics and ...
1 in 4 Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial spotlighted the clash between science and religion
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Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons
(THE CONVERSATION) When U.S. forces attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was metal tubes in laboratories deep underground. The tubes are centrifuges that produce highly ...
Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
From the perspective of reproductive rights advocates, postmortem pregnancy is the bottom of a slippery slope down which anti-abortion sentiment has led America. It obliterates women’s autonomy, ...
A. P. Kid euthanized following training injury at Saratoga
According to New York State’s Equine Death and Breakdown database, A. P. Kid, who was trained by Todd Pletcher, was injured Friday on the Oklahoma turf course.
Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes − and reveal a surprising twist in national politics
Invasive carp are generally not eaten in the U.S. and are not desirable for sportfishing. In fact, silver carp have a propensity to jump up to 10 feet out of the water when startled by a boat motor.
Mexican flags flown during immigration protests bother white people a lot more than other Americans
Research published in 2010 found that even though the public was more likely to be bothered by protesters waving the Mexican flag than the U.S. flag, that difference was largely absent once you ...
Monaco signs former teen prodigy Fati on season's loan from Barcelona
Monaco has signed Ansu Fati on a season-long loan from Barcelona. It offers the former teen prodigy another chance to resurrect his career. Monaco said the loan deal for the 22-year-old ...
Irán evalúa daños y lanza críticas tras ataques de Israel y EEUU a sus sitios nucleares
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Irán evalúa los daños y lanza críticas contra los ataques aéreos estadounidenses e ...
Evacuaciones en pueblo austríaco tras alud que cubrió casas y refugios
VIENA (AP) — Decenas de personas estaban siendo evacuadas en helicóptero en Austria el martes después de que un deslizamiento ...