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On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle
On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle

Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose small population is facing big questions – about …

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The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine
The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.…

11 months, 1 week ago

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Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so
Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so

Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.

Now, President Trump's signature tariffs — and the…

11 months, 1 week ago

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Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power
Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power

The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it's also been about U.S. interests. As then-senator Marco Rubio put it in 2017: "I pr…

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Measles is spreading. Are you safe?
Measles is spreading. Are you safe?

Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since the outbreak began in January - but the actual nu…

11 months, 1 week ago

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Is Trump defying the courts?
Is Trump defying the courts?

"Oopsie, too late. "That post on X from the President of El Salvador got retweeted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the weekend with a laugh-cr…

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Never give up - one Gaza boy's story of trying to survive in Gaza
Never give up - one Gaza boy's story of trying to survive in Gaza

Nearly 40, 000.

That's the United Nations estimate for the number of children who have been killed or injured since Israel began its war with Hamas so…

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Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes after?
Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes after?

"A little disturbance," "a period of transition," "a detox period." These are all phrases that President Trump and his administration have used to de…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Over a dozen lawsuits to stop DOGE data access are betting on a 1974 law
Over a dozen lawsuits to stop DOGE data access are betting on a 1974 law

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been trying to access the massive amounts of Americans' personal information held in databases …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power
The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power

The Trump administration continues to fire, shut down or defund independent elements of the federal government that traditionally work as a check on …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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