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Shutdown cracks, Jay Jones’s texts, Trump’s Gaza deal
The Senate remains far apart on resolving the ongoing government shutdown. But the battle for public opinion on who’s to blame has shifted. Republica…
3 months ago
Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl and a MAGA meltdown
Puerto Rican music superstar Bad Bunny is having a phenomenal year. His seventh album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” came out in January and spent weeks at…
3 months ago
The National Guard arrives in Chicago
Tensions have been escalating in Chicago since the Trump administration began a widespread immigration enforcement operation across the city in early…
3 months, 1 week ago
Negotiating over Trump's peace plan for Gaza
It is now Day 2 of peace talks in the region, with delegations from Israel and Hamas meeting in Egypt in an attempt to end the conflict. The peace de…
3 months, 1 week ago
Talking to ChatGPT drains energy. These other things are worse.
A single Q&A session with a large language model can consume more than a half-liter of fresh water to cool servers. Asking ChatGPT one question repor…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Diddy Trial: Sean Combs’s 4-year sentence
After a two-month trial this summer, Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution – but acquitted on se…
3 months, 1 week ago
The group diving for beer cans and baby doll heads
In a cold muddy pond in Cape Cod, a group of self-proclaimed “old ladies” dives for garbage — and unexpectedly finds joy.
This is a story from The Opt…
3 months, 1 week ago
Sen. Cory Booker on the Democrats’ risky shutdown bet
Democrats are making a gamble that voting against a Republican plan to fund the government will be worth the pain of the current shutdown.
New Jersey’…
3 months, 1 week ago
The health care debate behind the government shutdown
The effects of the government shutdown – which started early Wednesday morning – are already being felt. Some national parks are closed, federal job …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
MAHA's fight against food dyes, corn syrup and seed oils
During confirmation hearings to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that “highly chemical-i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago