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A plague mysteriously spread from Europe into Asia thousands of years ago. Scientists now think they may know how it was transmitted

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A plague mysteriously spread from Europe into Asia thousands of years ago. Scientists now think they may know how it was transmitted

Researchers recovered the first Yersinia pestis bacteria genome from a Bronze Age animal. It reveals how a plague spread in Eurasia for thousands of years, experts say.Researchers recovered the first Yersinia pestis bacteria genome from a Bronze Age animal. It reveals how a plague spread in Eurasia for thousands of years, experts say.  Read More 

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White House lands on Trump-Putin summit location as officials scramble to prepare for historic Alaska meeting

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White House lands on Trump-Putin summit location as officials scramble to prepare for historic Alaska meeting

American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.  Read More 

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For summit with Putin, Trump should channel Reagan

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For summit with Putin, Trump should channel Reagan

What might deliver a ceasefire? Not a performative meeting that allows Vladimir Putin to wriggle out of sanctions. Instead, Donald Trump should study President Ronald Reagan at Reykjavik.What might deliver a ceasefire? Not a performative meeting that allows Vladimir Putin to wriggle out of sanctions. Instead, Donald Trump should study President Ronald Reagan at Reykjavik.  Read More 

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Panic in eastern Ukraine as Trump entertains idea of giving parts of it to Russia

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Panic in eastern Ukraine as Trump entertains idea of giving parts of it to Russia

Across the Donetsk region, word of Steve Witkoff’s emerging deal with the Kremlin, confused in details, and immediately refused by Kyiv, has put lives already ravaged by war into a deeper spin.Across the Donetsk region, word of Steve Witkoff’s emerging deal with the Kremlin, confused in details, and immediately refused by Kyiv, has put lives already ravaged by war into a deeper spin.  Read More 

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Trump nominates new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

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Trump nominates new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated E.J. Antoni to be the new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agency that collects and publishes data about jobs and inflation, after firing the previous commissioner, whom he accused without evidence of rigging jobs data.President Donald Trump on Monday nominated E.J. Antoni to be the new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agency that collects and publishes data about […]

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Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

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Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse, not getting better.” He asserted in an executive order that “crime is out of control in the District of Columbia” and that there is “rising violence in the capital.”President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in […]

todayAugust 11, 2025 4

‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power

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‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power

Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is at war with the federal judiciary, evading court orders blocking its agenda, suing judges for alleged misconduct, and veering toward what multiple current and former federal judges say could be a constitutional crisis.Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is at war with the federal judiciary, evading court orders blocking its agenda, suing judges for alleged misconduct, and […]

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