Two storms in two weeks: El Niño has taken down Hawaii’s hurricane force field
Hawaii has spent decades enjoying a near-mythical immunity from hurricane-scale destruction, a reputation built on cool Pacific waters and punishing
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Zelensky vows response after Russian strike on shopping mall kills 16
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to respond to a brutal Russian “double-tap” strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, central…
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Deleted tweets show Natalie Harp’s zealous support of Trump on January 6
When Natalie Harp's X account — the platform formerly known as Twitter — went dark, it took with it more than 150…
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Tariffs raised prices you paid. But most businesses won’t be passing tariffs refunds back to you
Tariffs raised prices you paid at the register throughout 2025 and into 2026, and now that a Supreme Court ruling has voided…
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‘Cancer has taken so much … but it’s also given us a few things’: One family’s journey
For the McMahon family of Portland, Oregon, the word "normal" has taken on a very different meaning over the past half-decade. What…
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You want to join a clinical trial. Here’s what to know about the hurdles.
A recent online survey polling more than 2,000 adults revealed a striking disconnect in American healthcare: 71% of respondents living with chronic…
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Former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker dies at 94
The political landscape of the American heartland will look different without the quiet, steady presence of Nancy Kassebaum Baker, who passed away…
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Paramount and state AGs will head to negotiating table in WBD merger fight
Two weeks before what could become one of the most consequential antitrust trials in Hollywood history, the principals on both sides of…
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Inside DC’s historic heart, an IndyCar race backed by Trump kicks into gear
For two days this week, the heart of the American capital has been transformed into a high-speed motorsport venue. The Freedom 250…
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Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border
The New World screwworm — a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into living flesh and consume tissue from the inside out —…
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