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Hegseth polled top commanders on cutting the Pentagon’s civilian-harm program; every command said…
Most readers assume a Defense Secretary's staffing decisions get made in rooms full of agreement.
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Oregon repealed its faith-healing shield and parents sought care; Idaho kept its and 15…
Idaho has decided, through both silence and statute, that some children can be legally left to die.
Psychology
Psychology says 8 signs that you are a very difficult person to get along with even…
The interesting question is not whether difficult people exist.
News
Carlton County, Minnesota just froze every new data center project for a full year…
A progress report from the Planning Commission is due back to the Board by February 2027.
Analysis
A colony of Matabele ants was filmed carrying injured nestmates back to the nest and…
Field medics assess injuries, move casualties, and try to keep wounds from becoming fatal.
Psychology
Psychology says old behaviors of people who have very few close friends
Stacked across twenty or thirty years, they select for isolation.
Analysis
University of Tennessee auditors could not find the data behind a landmark…
A study can acquire authority long before the documents beneath it receive the same attention.
Analysis
CENTCOM aide admits on the record to a reporter blacklist the Pentagon publicly denies…
U.S. Central Command's public affairs office denies maintaining any blacklist of reporters.
Psychology
Bumblebees at Queen Mary University of London were filmed rolling tiny wooden balls…
Some individuals rolled them dozens of times in a row.
Analysis
Carney walks away from Washington’s deal and matches Trump’s tariffs on…
Whether that reading is a fair characterization of the American position or a political framing for a domestic audience is contested.
Analysis
Judge strikes down Rubio’s 75-country visa ban, ruling he exceeded his statutory…
The conventional read on the August 21 federal court ruling is that a court blocked another Trump immigration order.
Psychology
Adults who can’t relax on days off often aren’t workaholics — they grew up…
A completely free Saturday can feel more uncomfortable than a packed weekday.
Analysis
Missouri’s Amendment 3 pairs a real abortion repeal with a symbolic trans-care…
In 2024, Missouri voters restored abortion rights by a margin of 51.6% to 48.4%, overturning one of the country's most restrictive bans.
Analysis
A new documentary follows three American doctors into Gaza’s hospitals, then…
The humanitarian emergency in Gaza did not end when a ceasefire agreement was announced on October 10, 2025.
News
Salix, Iowa just rejected a 12-month data center moratorium by a single vote, clearing…
The proposed pause would have suspended all communication with Google for one year while the city studied potential impacts and drafted regulations.
Analysis
Ukraine shelved a plan to swarm Moscow airports with 1,000 autonomous AI drones a night
The imagery is compelling, but it can also hide the uncertainty at the center of the story.