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- New podcast 'Are We Doomed?' tackles humanity's biggest threats and how to solve them
Climate Change. Nuclear winter. Artificial intelligence apocalypse. Many doomsday scenarios haunt the public imagination.
10 min - As Trump cuts climate regulations, this obscure but influential oil company stands to benefit
A major climate polluter might get a break from the Environmental Protection Agency after its founder gave millions to President Trump’s campaign.
10 min - 2026 FIFA World Cup action continues
Argentina's Lionel Messi made his 2026 World Cup debut last night, and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo takes the pitch on Wednesday.
4 min - Visa and OpenAI integrate Visa's secure global payment directly into ChatGPT
Would you hand an AI chatbot your credit card?
4 min - How jaywalking laws changed America
Back in the early 1900s, Kansas City, Mo., became the first city in the U.S. to enforce jaywalking laws against pedestrians.
8 min - Trump throws wrench in Congress push to fast-track confirmation of next intelligence director
President Trump posted early Wednesday morning that the hearing was canceled in part because he wants Congress to pass election law changes.
6 min - Old Post Office building in D.C. is sold
The government sold the old post office building in Washington, D.C., earlier this month for $80 million.
6 min - How China started dominating the U.S. in the research sector
The U.S. used to be the research engine of the world.
6 min - Remembering extreme athlete Andy Lewis
The extreme sports pioneer known as "Sketchy Andy" died over the weekend in a BASE jumping accident in Utah.
4 min - How celebrations of America's 250th birthday can obscure the reality of race in the country
Author Eddie Gaude says the nation’s anniversaries have consistently sought to “reinforce a mythology” and obscure dark truths about race in this country.
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