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New York Is Investigating the Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam

On Friday, the Buffalo-based Investigative Post reported that New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah...

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Julia Métraux

Trump to Mass Death: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In the week since launching Operation Epic Fury, President Donald Trump’s war without an apparent endgame has killed 787 Iranians, a death toll the...

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Inae Oh

Violent. Anti-Abortion. Anti-Trans. Posts from Trump’s New DHS Pick Preview More of the Same.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, President Donald Trump’s next pick for Homeland Security secretary, consistently uses his social media platforms...

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Katie Herchenroeder

Google’s Sneaky Trick to Sidestep an Iowa County’s Data Center Zoning Rules

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Google is seeking to...

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Anika jane beamer

Kristi Noem Is Out at DHS. Markwayne Mullin Is In.

Kristi Noem’s time as Department of Homeland Security secretary is coming to an end, according to a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump....

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Katie Herchenroeder

“I Feel Like I’m Grieving My Mother”

On Tuesday, now-former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified for hours in a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing about her...

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Isabela Dias

The AI Industry’s Moment of Gloom, Doom, and Profit

On Saturday, the United States and Israeli governments unleashed stealth bombers, drones, and missiles on Iran, citing a rationale of preventing Iran...

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Anna merlan and abby vesoulis

DOJ Is Trying to Convince a Judge That RFK Jr.’s Decisions Are Untouchable

A lawyer for the Justice Department argued on Wednesday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine decisions are...

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Katie Herchenroeder

These Far-Right Conspiracists Are Pushing Trump to Take Control of Voting

On Monday afternoon, as war raged with Iran, President Trump was seemingly preoccupied with more trivial matters. “FREE TINA PETERS!” he wrote on...

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Ari Berman

Trump’s Actions Threaten the Integrity of Our National Parks, Critics Say

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just over a year ago, the...

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Kiley Price

“Downright Disgraceful”: Sen. Gillibrand on Stranded Americans Abroad

Without providing clear guidance on how to do so or how it will help, the United States government is advising Americans abroad to depart immediately...

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Katie Herchenroeder

The “Zohran Mamdani of North Carolina” Took on an Incumbent Democrat in This Primary Race. Now It’s Likely Headed for a Recount.

A progressive challenger who has embraced comparisons to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is narrowly trailing North Carolina incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee...

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Cheyenne Mcneill

The Future in Texas Is Bright and Terrifying

Get ready to hear a lot more about James Talarico. The Texas state representative won the Democratic US Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating Jasmine...

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Tim Murphy

Kristi Noem Doubles Down on the Violence

In her second day of hearings before Congress, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday to...

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Alex Nguyen

A New Film Explores the Not-So-Distant History of Gay Cruising Arrests

Last June, as David was returning from visiting friends in New Jersey, he stopped to use a restroom in New York City’s Penn Station. He told Out...

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Jeffrey Kelly

“How Am I Going to Sell My House With This Crap in My Backyard?”

In the wintertime, when Elizabeth Jacobus steps out onto her front porch for a smoke break, she can see the hulking warehouse through a barren thicket...

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Schuyler Mitchell

A Knock on the Window and a Glimpse of America’s Surveillance Future

When agents came to his workplace armed with guns, gas canisters, and artificial intelligence, Abdikafi Abdurahman Abdullahi, known as Kafi, fought...

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Jessica le masurier

Hegseth Complains That Reporting on Dead Troops Is Bad PR for Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday criticized news outlets for highlighting the deaths of six US service members in Iran’s retaliatory...

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Alex Nguyen

JD Vance, the New Racist Populism Czar

A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and...

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David Corn

War With Iran Could Create “Historic” Disruptions in Global Energy Markets

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US and Israeli war...

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Nicholas Kusnetz

Iran, the US, and the Making of a New Middle East

US and Israeli military strikes against Iran that killed several of the country’s top officials, including longtime supreme leader Ayatollah Ali...

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Reveal

House Intel Member: There’ll Be an Iran Investigation if Democrats Win the Midterms

When Donald Trump announced the launch of his war on Iran in a videotaped message, he declared he was “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian...

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David Corn

Even Republicans Are Losing Patience With Kristi Noem

Kristi Noem faced frustration from some Republicans during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday over how she’s handling her job as secretary of...

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Alex Nguyen

Trump’s DEI Crackdown Hit a Wall in Court. What’s Next?

A federal judge voided a Trump administration directive that pressured educational institutions to end all programs related to diversity, equity, and...

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Alex Nguyen

Justice Alito’s Latest Opinion Is a Very, Very Bad Sign for Voting Rights

The Supreme Court on Monday evening overturned a New York state court ruling that found that the Staten Island-based district of Republican US House...

03.03.2026 8

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Ari Berman

The Culture Wars Are Coming for Your Electricity

This story was originally published by Grist and made possible through its partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. It is...

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Kate yoder and leia larsen

Gregory Bovino Is Now Under Criminal Investigation

Former Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino’s use of chemical irritants during the Department of Homeland Security’s “Operation Metro...

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Alex Nguyen

New England Cherishes Its Local Elections. Many Disabled Voters Are Locked Out.

Kate Larose will not be able to participate in Vermont’s Town Meeting Day. Vermont is home to one of the oldest and most cherished forms of local...

03.03.2026 6

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Julia Métraux

Trump Uses Medal of Honor Ceremony to Boast About His “Beautiful Ballroom”

Donald Trump used a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday, meant to honor three Army soldiers, to gush about the drapes he will add to his new ballroom in...

02.03.2026 3

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Alex Nguyen

Trump’s Toxic Pollution Exemptions Are a Gift to America’s Dirtiest Coal Plants

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost all coal-fired power...

02.03.2026 10

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Oliver Milman

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Strikes on Iran

Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. The...

01.03.2026 6

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Alex Nguyen

What a War Powers Resolution Vote on Iran Actually Means

Key members of Congress are calling for a vote on a war powers resolution on Monday to stop the Trump administration from continuing its illegal...

01.03.2026 8

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Alex Nguyen

US Government Is Accelerating Coral Reef Collapse, Scientists Warn

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ritidian Point, at the...

01.03.2026 0

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Johnny sturgeon

Photos: The World Responds to War

As the death toll reportedly rises in Iran and violence spreads through the Middle East, people around the world are responding to the war launched...

28.02.2026 7

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Katie Herchenroeder

“Massive” War Launched by a Man With No Plan. Again.

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, President Donald Trump announced he had launched a war against Iran. He insisted that Iran posed a direct threat...

28.02.2026 8

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David Corn

War: US and Israel Launch Massive Attack on Iran

The United States and Israel launched a massive military assault against Iran on Saturday—a steep and sudden escalation following negotiations...

28.02.2026 10

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Katie Herchenroeder

Would You Pay $49 a Month to Drink Recycled Wastewater?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One day, you’ll appreciate drinking...

28.02.2026 8

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Matt Simon

Teaching Kids to Read: How One School District Gets It Right

The schools in Steubenville, Ohio, are doing something unusual—in fact, it’s almost unheard of. In a country where nearly 40 percent of fourth...

28.02.2026 10

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Reveal

“They Want Me to Hide or Leave or Disappear”

Avery Rowland starts almost all of her days by posting a TikTok video beginning with “good morning” and, often, explaining the latest...

28.02.2026 10

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Katie Herchenroeder

Trump Media’s Stock Price Is Falling Even Faster Than His Poll Numbers

Donald Trump’s media corporation told investors on Friday that it is considering spinning off his Truth Social platform into its own company—a...

27.02.2026 7

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Russ Choma

Florida Continues Its Execution Spree Despite Problematic Track Record

This story is published in partnership with The Florida Trib. In a small, piercingly bright room inside a state prison in northeast Florida, Frank...

27.02.2026 1

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Oishika Neogi

Agriculture Is Consuming Grasslands and Wetlands at Alarming Rates

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Agriculture is widely...

27.02.2026 7

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Georgina Gustin

How Trump Will Fill His Gulags

The United States has welcomed refugees fleeing persecution under the same law for 45 years, following a tradition dating back to World War II....

27.02.2026 7

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Pema Levy And Patrick Caldwell

Trump May Force Banks to Demand Your Papers. Survivors of Abuse Will Pay.

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would compel banks to collect citizenship information from customers, new and...

27.02.2026 3

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Katie Herchenroeder

DHS Abducts Columbia Student From College Housing

Federal immigration agents detained a Columbia University student on Thursday morning after reportedly gaining access to university housing by falsely...

26.02.2026 6

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Katie Herchenroeder

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya Refugee Dumped by Border Patrol, Dies in Cold

On Tuesday evening, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind, seriously ill Rohingya refugee from Burma who does not speak English, was found dead in...

26.02.2026 10

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Julia Métraux

Trump May Force Banks to Demand Your Papers. Survivors of Abuse Will Pay.

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would compel banks to collect citizenship information from customers, new and...

26.02.2026 10

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Katie Herchenroeder

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Proves Devoted to MAHA’s Dangerous Talking Points

President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, wellness influencer Casey Means, parroted various MAHA talking points throughout a Senate...

26.02.2026 10

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Alex Nguyen

Watch: Gregory Bovino Asks Our Journalist to Bake Him a Pie

It all started when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tweeted that “Gregory Bovino has to go.” Bovino—the erstwhile roving warlord atop President Donald...

26.02.2026 6

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Jeremy Schulman

Inside Epstein’s Very Own “Oval Office”: Power, Peacocking, and Printer Toner

Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump shared a lot of things, especially chasing women through New York City high society of the 1990s and early 2000s. But...

25.02.2026 7

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James West