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How Cocaine Hitches A Ride on The Global Fruit Supply Chain
In December, we told the wild story of drug smugglers who hide tons of cocaine aboard huge container ships bound for Europe from South America. Today…
3 years, 1 month ago
Russia and Iran Team Up Against The West
Tough economic sanctions the US and European Union imposed on Russia and Iran have succeeded in cutting off those nations from much of the world econ…
3 years, 1 month ago
Team Favorite: Clash of the Streaming Titans
Remember when everyone loved to complain how there were 150 channels on TV and nothing good to watch? It’s pretty hard to say that now. There are so …
3 years, 1 month ago
How We’re (Not) Preparing For the Next Pandemic
Covid-19 isn’t quite done with us yet, but virologists are urging governments around the world to start preparing for the next pandemic. They warn it…
3 years, 1 month ago
Clean Up Your Water And We’ll Lower Your Debt
There’s a new way for some countries struggling under piles of debt to get relief: by agreeing to spend part of the difference on the environment. Th…
3 years, 1 month ago
What The Heck Is Elon Musk Thinking?
It’s been nothing but mayhem at Twitter since Elon Musk took the helm of the social media company late last year and began shaking things up in ways …
3 years, 1 month ago
How Safe Is All That Money In Your Pension?
Millions of Americans–union workers, school teachers, firefighters, office employees at major corporations–are counting on a pension to support them …
3 years, 1 month ago
Wall Street's Trillion-Dollar Decade
In just the past ten years, the biggest US banks made an eye-popping trillion dollars in profit. To help get our heads around that staggering number,…
3 years, 1 month ago
London Strong-Arms Drivers To Go Electric
Some big, crowded cities like New York and London have tried to reduce traffic jams and air pollution with congestion fees that make it expensive to …
3 years, 1 month ago
Ron DeSantis Is Coming For MAGA Voters
One big obstacle for any Republican dreaming of becoming president in 2024: figuring out how to get past Donald Trump–without angering his legions of…
3 years, 1 month ago