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Abdul El-Sayed used Mamdani’s social media playbook to overcome a 9:1 spending deficit. Now he’s facing slander about 9/11
By Michael Traugott and The ConversationAugust 22, 2026
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90% of executives say AI hasn’t boosted productivity. Some are still cutting jobs
By Mark Ma and The ConversationAugust 22, 2026
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Trump says oil companies are ‘making too much money.’ Their own balance sheets agree
By Tibor Besedeš and The ConversationAugust 22, 2026
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Future of Work
Even potato-chip tasters are temporary in the economy of 2026 — there’s nearly 57 million of these ‘disposable workers’
By Paul Osterman and The ConversationAugust 19, 2026
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The inspiring survival of Jimothy, the hunchbacked raccoon who conquered Seattle
By Kelly Lambert and The ConversationAugust 17, 2026
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Walmart and McDonald’s aren’t the SNAP kings anymore — Uber, Lyft and DoorDash lead in workers on food stamps 
By Jacob Lederman and The ConversationAugust 17, 2026
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A fossil lost for 20 years just rewrote the map of dinosaur ancestry
By The ConversationAugust 10, 2026
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Politics
Spain’s $6 billion immigration deal with Morocco didn’t stop 70,000 people from crossing in 48 hours
By Kelsey Norman, Nicholas R. Micinski and The ConversationAugust 10, 2026
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Law
From Luigi Mangione to Eric Schmidt: how Gen Z’s dark and nonsensical humor shows a ‘suspension of seriousness’
By Evan Clarkson and The ConversationAugust 10, 2026
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Environment
427 cases going back 50 years show monkeys keep pets, too — shedding a light on the origins of animal friendship
By Cyril Grueter and The ConversationAugust 10, 2026
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Innovation
Why a friendlier robot loses your trust faster when It messes up
By Hasan Ayaz, Ewart J. de Visser, Frank Krueger, Yigit Topoglu and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Innovation
Is Elon Musk’s master plan with SpaceX to have rockets replace planes for global cargo delivery?
By Euihyeon Choi, Koki Ho and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Cybersecurity
Iranian hackers and America’s Achilles heel on water: default passwords
By William Akoto and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Success
5 years after NIL began, college coaches still out-earn the athletes they coach
By Brennan Berg and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026
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Economy
The real reason a Pizza Hut frozen in the 1990s still draws crowds isn’t nostalgia
By The ConversationAugust 3, 2026
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