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3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away
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3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away
The stories of a whale, a panther and a butterfly help explain why new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act could be catastrophic for species’ survival.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI-generated political ads this year – it’s weird
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We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI-generated political ads this year – it’s weird
Almost 170 ads and $80 million in spending and only 31% with a disclaimer: Here’s what researchers found when they tracked AI in this year’s campaign ads.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Originalism: What it is, what it isn’t and why it’s the most democratic option for the Supreme Court
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Originalism: What it is, what it isn’t and why it’s the most democratic option for the Supreme Court
A majority of Supreme Court justices follow originalism, the mode of constitutional interpretation championed by late Justice Antonin Scalia. A former Scalia law clerk explains what originalism means.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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AI Battle Between Insurers and Hospitals Jacked Up Patient Prices by Nearly $1 Billion www.commondreams.org/news/ai-in-h...
AI Battle Between Insurers and Hospitals Jacked Up Patient Prices by Nearly $1 Billion | Common Dreams
"Not exactly the cancer cure we were promised," quipped one critic.
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October 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court
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October 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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apnews.com/article/supr... Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy
Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy
The Supreme Court will let President Donald Trump’s administration resume deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal.
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September 30, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Are you smarter than the White House’s new AI chatbot? Let’s find out.
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Are you smarter than the White House’s new AI chatbot? Let’s find out.
Also: Jack Smith is definitely smarter than every Republican
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September 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do
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As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do
Most states require warnings on AI-generated political ads, but studies show these disclosures do little to alter people’s willingness to share the content. Most states have legislated election deepf...
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September 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Lessons for the 21st century from a 200-year-old book by ‘Frankenstein’ author Mary Shelley
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Lessons for the 21st century from a 200-year-old book by ‘Frankenstein’ author Mary Shelley
The catastrophic story is familiar, but the insight, and the ending, offer an opportunity, and perhaps motivation, for modern readers.
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September 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data
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Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data
This is not a one-year blip. The US has been underperforming in terms of health, education and more for the past 25 years.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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The United States’ human rights practices are taking a nosedive
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The United States’ human rights practices are taking a nosedive
New data from a global rights-tracking project shows the country had large declines in 2025 on 8 of the 9 civil and political rights it measures.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned
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Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned
Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state to state.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Trump wants the media to ‘low-key’ the war. Let’s not.
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Trump wants the media to ‘low-key’ the war. Let’s not.
The White House is using its military disaster to get more money for more disasters ahead
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August 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.
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August 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
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Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
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August 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Stop Congress from Damaging the Marine Mammal Protection Act www.congressweb.com/AWI/504?fram...
Stop Congress from Damaging the Marine Mammal Protection Act
For more than 50 years, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) has served as the cornerstone of marine mammal conservation in the United States, safeguarding whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, polar...
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August 21, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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White supremacists spin a Justice Department indictment against a hate-monitoring group to legitimize extremism and expand recruitment
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White supremacists spin a Justice Department indictment against a hate-monitoring group to legitimize extremism and expand recruitment
Extremist groups have pointed to the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center as proof that their worldview is correct.
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August 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Paving paradise: Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace in the last quiet places in America
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Paving paradise: Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace in the last quiet places in America
The constant noise of traffic is so ubiquitous, it is barely noticeable to our ears – until we step into a roadless forest and experience true quiet.
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August 20, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening
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US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening
Large datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and technology that falls short of protecting people’s privacy.
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August 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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The myth of the innovation tradeoff: Our chemical safety law protects health without stifling progress - EDF Health blogs.edf.org/health/2026/...
The myth of the innovation tradeoff: Our chemical safety law protects health without stifling progress - EDF Health
The Toxic Substances Control Act is the primary safety law protecting Americans from harmful chemicals in everyday products. Bipartisan updates in 2016 strengthened the law by giving EPA the authority...
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August 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Disease by a thousand cuts: How a daily barrage of chemicals in our food makes us more likely to get sick over time - EDF Health blogs.edf.org/health/2026/...
Disease by a thousand cuts: How a daily barrage of chemicals in our food makes us more likely to get sick over time - EDF Health
From the first cup of coffee to the last late-night snack, Americans are exposed to hundreds or even thousands of chemicals in their food every day.
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August 18, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Self-censorship, more stress, tougher recruiting – we asked US researchers how the Trump administration’s science policies have affected them
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Self-censorship, more stress, tougher recruiting – we asked US researchers how the Trump administration’s science policies have affected them
What do US researchers make of all the Trump administration science-related policy changes? A survey of 280 academic scientists asked them.
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August 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
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Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
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August 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We’re starting to see the effects
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What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We’re starting to see the effects
Hospitals are tasked with making patients better, but when the hospital that provides care also owns the insurance company that pays for that care, the incentives get more complicated.
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August 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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How American society shields perpetrators of child sexual abuse
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How American society shields perpetrators of child sexual abuse
A community – bystanders, law enforcement, colleagues and family – is likely to deny an atrocity when acknowledging it requires action.
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August 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM