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Elon Musk, Donald Trump necessitate mulling the unthinkable
1 of 4 | Elon Musk's control of Starlink satellites give him control over Ukraine's access to information in its defense against the Russian invasion. File Photo…
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Donald Trump’s battle with U.S. justice system is stress test for democracy
About 80% of Republicans believe the Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump over election-rigging is politically motivated, compared to about 20% of Democrats. Photo…
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To fight climate change, we need to measure costs of extreme heat
Israeli children cool off in a water fountain near Jerusalem's Old City on August 13 as temperatures reach 102 degrees Fahrenheit, during a scorching heat wave. Photo by Debbie…
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IRS using new funding on better technology to collect taxes
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel released a plan in early 2023 promising that "technology and data advances will allow us to focus enforcement on taxpayers trying to avoid taxes,…
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U.S. spending billions to reduce forest fire risks; it’s not enough
1 of 4 | Members of a hot shot crew remove fuel along a containment line during the Caldor fire near Meyers, Calif., in 2021. File Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI | License…
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Infrastructure work holds greatest promise for U.S. economy
1 of 3 | President Joe Biden speaks about the government's investment in infrastructure at the White House in June. File Photo by Rod Lamkey/UPI | License Photo…
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Modern warfare turns neighborhoods to battlefields; hope focuses on rebuilding
1 of 7 | People check a destroyed house after an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh, in Idlib province, Syria, on February. 3, 2022. File…
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Reimagining democracy: Technology may negate need for Congress
If an AI system could determine optimal policy solutions that balanced every voter’s preferences, would it still make sense to have representatives? Maybe we should vote directly…
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Michael Oher, Mike Tyson learn you don’t own your life story
1 of 5 | Baltimore Ravens offense line coach Andy Moeller talks with lineman Michael Oher, who was portrayed in the 2009 blockbuster "The Blind Side," at a game in St.…
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In future, we could snuff out cyclones, but weather control brings new risks
1 of 7 | Project STORMFURY researchers seeded tropical storm Dorothy over the eastern Caribbean in 1970 and believed they had succeeded. But future efforts did not…
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