Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
April 19, 2024
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Lots of state legislators believe any contact with fentanyl is fatal
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. In an episode of the cop drama “Blue Bloods”, Detective Maria Baez touches a dish Read More
The White House unveils a pair of bad policies to woo voters
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. It is a Washington truism that little gets done in Congress during an election year. Read More
Is ticketing homeless people a cruel and unusual punishment?
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. IN 2013 local leaders in Grants Pass, Oregon, held a meeting to brainstorm ideas for Read More
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial will be both momentous and tawdry
April 19, 2024
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Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Manhattanites once rolled their eyes at Donald Trump. Then they came to revile him. Soon Read More
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
April 19, 2024
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America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population
April 19, 2024
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Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
April 18, 2024
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After Russia destroyed the Trypilska power plant on April 11th, Ukraine blamed a lack of anti-missile ammunition. The country’s leaders are also desperate for more financial support. The two shortages—of ammunition and money—reflect different constraints Read More
America’s interest rates are unlikely to fall this year
April 18, 2024
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For most of the year everyone from stockpickers and homebuyers to President Joe Biden has banked on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon. Over the past two weeks those hopes have been dashed. Annual Read More
Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
April 18, 2024
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When Iran’s missiles whizzed towards Israel on Sunday April 14th, oil markets were closed. When they opened 24 hours later, their reaction was a loud “meh”. Brent crude, the global benchmark, dipped below $90 a Read More