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Tariffs will boost prices a lot — here's how much
After a week of market turmoil, President Trump announced he would reset his most extreme tariffs to 10 percent across the board, with the exception …
1 year ago
What will it take to get measles under control?
It's been 25 years since measles was officially "eliminated" from the United States.
That's a technical term. In public health, it means measles has …
1 year ago
They want America to have more babies. Is this their moment?
Billionaire Elon Musk told Fox News recently that falling birth rates keep him up at night. It's a drum he's been beating for years.
Musk is one of th…
1 year ago
How Deportations Work
Deportation is a complicated process — with lots of layers. As the Trump administration expands the number and scope of deportations – what does that…
1 year ago
The video game industry at a crossroads
The video game industry is huge. Last year alone it generated an estimated $187 billion dollars in revenue.
But it's also facing a host of serious is…
1 year ago
A devastating earthquake brings more uncertainty to Myanmar
The country of Myanmar has been in crisis for years. A civil war has been going on since 2021.
And then, last Friday, a devastating earthquake hit, l…
1 year ago
Trump takes aim at trade deficits. Are they actually bad?
Whatever you think of President Trump's tariffs, there's one point you have to concede: his interest in them is not a passing whim.
He noted that on …
1 year ago
Who loses when Trump cuts funding to universities?
Eight-point-seven billion.
Four-hundred million.
One-hundred-seventy-five million.
These are just some examples of the money the federal government h…
1 year ago
Trump is betting the economy on his tariff theory
In President Donald Trump's telling, tariffs are the political equivalent of duct tape: you can use them to fix anything.
For example, they're a nego…
1 year ago
South Korea admits to widespread adoption fraud. Here's one story
Last week, South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that Korean adoption agencies were responsible for widespread fraud, malpractice a…
1 year ago