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The $40 trillion national debt is growing while Social Security goes broke—because wealthy Boomers are collecting over $100k in benefits per year

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'I'm in favor of taxes,' says Nvidia's Jensen Huang—but he doesn't agree with Bill Gates on his plan to slow an AI fallout
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Who pays for a shadow fleet oil spill? No one
Who pays for a shadow fleet oil spill? No one

The most effective way to stop rogue oil tankers may be to call them what they are: an environmental threat.

By Charles Edward GehrkeAugust 28, 2026
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
By Shristi Kafle, NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2026
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Extreme weather has cost California farmers over $800 million this year  
By Jonathan DestlerAugust 27, 2026
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AI’s land problem is pushing data centers into the ocean
By Nir Kshetri and The ConversationAugust 25, 2026
Polarized America united around one issue: the data centers powering the stock market and the biggest tech boom in decades
Polarized America united around one issue: the data centers powering the stock market and the biggest tech boom in decades
By Will Weissert, Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressAugust 26, 2026
The sun rises behind a Revolutionary War "witness tree" at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, S.C., historic site.
‘It’s very rare to have a witness tree’: Arborists try to save tree that dates to 50 years before Revolutionary War
By The Associated Press and Allen BreedAugust 25, 2026
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By Seamus WebsterJune 28, 2024
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Denmark is spending $100 million to get its citizens to adopt a plant-based diet—but its economy is still stubbornly reliant on pork and dairy exports
By Prarthana PrakashJune 27, 2024
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By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 27, 2024
Minnesota family that lost home to devastating Midwest floods vows to keep store open: ‘The Dam Store has not sold its last burger or sold its last slice of pie’
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Minnesota family that lost home to devastating Midwest floods vows to keep store open: ‘The Dam Store has not sold its last burger or sold its last slice of pie’
By Hannah Fingerhut, Dave Collins and The Associated PressJune 27, 2024
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Retail
Lufthansa can’t cover its clean fuel fees alone so is upping customers’ airfares by as much as €72
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Maui mayor wants to restrict vacation rentals as locals suffer chronic housing shortage made worse by Lahaina fire—but economist sees ‘economic crash and burn’
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