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Iran and Saudi Arabia Agree To Talk…With China’s Help
Iran and Saudi Arabia surprised many governments in March when they announced an agreement to restore diplomatic relations–ending a seven-year freeze…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Record Number of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Across the US
More than 400 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in U.S. state legislatures this year, and more than twenty have been signed into law. That’s grea…
3 years, 4 months ago
What If The IRS Did Your Taxes For You–For Free?
Tucked into President Biden’s massive Inflation Reduction Act is a pot of money–$15 million–for the Internal Revenue Service to study a long-talked-a…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Comes Next For Donald Trump
There’s been a ton of news coverage and commentary around Donald Trump’s indictment in New York on Thursday. But the Manhattan case is only one of se…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Would You Do With The Fastest Computer In The World?
Last May, the Oak Ridge National Lab, run by the US Department of Energy, unveiled Frontier–the world's fastest supercomputer. It’s capable of perfor…
3 years, 4 months ago
Paying For Childcare So You Can Work...To Pay For Childcare
If you’re a working parent, finding childcare is almost certainly a source of stress in your life. It’s often a struggle to find an opening and when …
3 years, 4 months ago
What’s a Guardianship?
Guardianships in the US are supposed to help vulnerable people who can’t help themselves. But a Bloomberg Law investigation reveals a loosely regula…
3 years, 4 months ago
Can The US Really Ban TikTok? It’s Complicated
There’s at least one thing Democrats and Republicans in Washington have in common: suspicions about TikTok’s ties to China. The Biden administration …
3 years, 4 months ago
The Banking Crisis Is Opening a New Chapter of Capitalism
A lot has been said about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. But one important thing revealed by those closely scrutinized failur…
3 years, 4 months ago
Your Pet Is Costing You A Fortune and You Don’t Care
The global pet economy is expected to reach nearly half a trillion dollars by 2030. After a pandemic surge in pet adoptions, more people are buying e…
3 years, 4 months ago