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Trump’s catering truck caper

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It’s not exactly the stuff of Netflix spy thrillers, but…it’s also not every day that the president makes a …

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A socialist candidate criticized Thanksgiving — and unearthed a deeper debate on the left

Francesca Hong is the frontrunner to win the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin next week. If she goes on to win the general election, she’ll become the first democratic socialist governor in American history. But, when Bernie Sanders, the most …

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What an Abdul El-Sayed win means for Muslim voters

The acrimonious Democratic primary contest in Michigan is over: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will move on to face the Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers this November for a must-win seat in controlling the US Senate. Al-Sayed’s victory, as the first Muslim major-party …

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Security forces kill 10 khwarij in KP: ISPR

Weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from killed Indian sponsored khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area

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How video games can make young men feel less alone

Young American men are in trouble. They are the loneliest demographic in the Western world. Their social circles are shrinking. At all ages, they are significantly more likely to die by suicide than their female peers. But if there’s one place where young Ame…

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Abdul El-Sayed’s win tees up the first true swing state test for the Bernie left

Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary — albeit by a significantly smaller margin than preelection polling suggested. He’s beaten back $30 million in AIPAC spending and endorsements from top Democrats, including Mich…

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Can a different kind of Democrat win the Midwest?

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The progressive populist Abdul El-Sayed won Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in Michigan — though the vot…

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The case for turning golf courses into affordable housing

Maybe it was never a great idea to build so many golf courses in the desert. But in the 1990s, when Tiger Woods mania was at its peak, Las Vegas went on a fairway construction spree, dotting the city with dozens of pristine, water-gobbling green oases, most w…

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PSDF, BISP partner to equip vulnerable youth with skills and employment opportunities

Under the partnership, BISP will use its National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER), digital portal, and local offices to identify, mobilize, and biometrically verify eligible candidates in Punjab

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The DSA has had unprecedented success. It also has serious internal divisions.

It’s been quite a year for the Democratic Socialists of America. They got one of their own, Zohran Mamdani, elected mayor of New York City. They’ve taken down congressional incumbents in New York and Colorado. Their membership has soared to 120,000 dues-payin…

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Costco’s organic chicken isn’t what it seems

Organic chicken costs on average more than twice as much as conventional chicken, and people buy it in part because they believe that the animals are given a much better life. If you’re one of those people, maybe you envision a small farm where flocks of hea…

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The iPhone lease is too good to be true

When I first heard about the new Apple Upgrade program, which lets you lease devices like iPhones and MacBooks for a monthly fee, I was offended. It amounts to paying a tithe to one of the world’s richest companies just to borrow devices for a couple years, r…

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Can the internet survive rogue AI?

The internet may no longer be solely the domain of humans. Last week, OpenAI disclosed an “unprecedented cyberincident”: An experimental AI agent successfully hacked its way into the open internet. Specifically, the agent was assigned a task; in order to comp…

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How a super El Niño affects the global climate

On June 11, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an El Niño advisory after temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean remained higher than average for several months. Declaring an El Niño isn’t out of the ordinary, as they happen in cy…

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The four most important words in healthcare right now

AI is the hottest thing in medical care right now — but many of us feel trepidation about it. Just one illustrative public survey sample: An October 2025 KFF poll found just 8 percent of Americans reported feeling a “great deal” of trust in AI managing their …