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Why are election experts taking Trump’s midterm threats seriously?
16+ min ago (209+ words) As the president muses about polling place deployments and a centralized electoral system aimed at one-party control, lawmakers are taking this administration at its word While this administration has worked to subvert the electoral process in the past, the "scope…...
Earth is rapidly approaching a ‘hothouse’ trajectory of warming
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (209+ words) It may become impossible to fix Our planet may be heading to a point of no return. Scientists predict that a domino effect of damage is on the horizon without intervention, including "hothouse" level warming. Climate change is likely to…...
The ‘ravenous’ demand for Cornish lithium
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (683+ words) Growing need for critical minerals to power tech has intensified "appetite" for lithium, which could be a "huge boon" for local economy Minerals are a hot topic in 2026. Lithium, the crucial ingredient in batteries that power smartphones and electric vehicles,…...
Health insurance: Premiums soar as ACA subsidies end
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (156+ words) 1.4 million people have dropped coverage Speed Read Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC's Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Speed Read South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison…...
Kia EV4: a ‘terrifically comfy’ electric car
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (160+ words) The family-friendly vehicle has "plush seats" and generous space Today's Big Question After rushing to praise the initiative European leaders are now alarmed The Week Recommends Gabriel Sherman examines Rupert Murdoch"s "war of succession" over his media empire The…...
Bonfire of the Murdochs: an ‘utterly gripping’ book
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (190+ words) Gabriel Sherman examines Rupert Murdoch's "war of succession' over his media empire Today's Big Question After rushing to praise the initiative European leaders are now alarmed The Explainer Before her appointment as cabinet secretary, commentators said hostile briefings and vetting…...
Should the EU and UK join Trump’s board of peace?
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (755+ words) After rushing to praise the initiative European leaders are now alarmed Donald Trump's controversial Board of Peace meets for the first time today to discuss the reconstruction of Gaza. But as members prepared for the Washington summit, a "bitter dispute…...
‘Restaurateurs have become millionaires’
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (114+ words) Gustavo Arellano at the Los Angeles Times Richard Brody at The New Yorker Sarah Sword and Shai Fuxman at Newsweek Andres Oppenheimer at the Miami Herald The explainer It may become impossible to fix Feature 1.4 million people have dropped coverage…...
Anthropic: AI triggers the ‘SaaSpocalypse’
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (177+ words) A grim reaper for software services? Speed Read Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC's Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Speed Read South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in…...
Ex-South Korean leader gets life sentence for insurrection
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (328+ words) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison over his declaration of martial law in 2024 Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison today for his short-lived declaration of martial law…...