How Ukraine is holding its own against Russia — and changing warfare as we know it
When the Russia-Ukraine conflict erupted into full-scale war in 2022, things looked grim for Ukraine. Its capital, Kyiv, was under ...
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Trump’s imaginary Red Scare
Democratic socialists keep winning primary elections, and Democratic voters are trending in the same direction: Recent polling suggests that a ...
Maybe your stingy boomer parents should give you their money now
Over the next 20 years the United States will see a massive transfer of wealth as boomers leave trillions of ...
Why Trump is at war with the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is in the trenches right now.Last week, its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, was voted out of ...
Can the internet survive rogue AI?
The internet may no longer be solely the domain of humans. Last week, OpenAI disclosed an “unprecedented cyberincident”: An experimental ...
Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal is making Israel uneasy
Last week, the Trump administration announced a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. The deal would allow the ...
Why some Dems are standing by Israel
Last week, House Democrats voted on an amendment that would have cut $3.3 billion in annual US military aid to ...
A reminder that the pope can and will excommunicate you
Pope Leo XIV is dealing with his first schism.A small, conservative sect of Catholics were excommunicated from the church earlier ...
Love Island’s most sexual, least sexy season yet
This weekend marks the season finale of Love Island USA. The show is more popular than ever: Its eighth season ...
The rise of the “loneliness influencer”
There’s a new kind of influencer making the rounds on TikTok and Instagram: the loneliness influencer. Most of these influencers ...
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