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"There is no 'firefighting' in these kinds of conditions," said one meteorologist. "There is only saving as many lives as possible and getting the heck out of the fire's way."

It’s difficult for colleges to defend democracy if they aren’t run democratically.

Fifty years after the official end of U.S. intervention in southeast Asia, “Vietnam vets are still the single largest population of war veterans in prison.

President-elect has threatened to levy tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, which can burden businesses and boost consumer prices

Coming soon to a screen near you – “Trump’s Life Matters!”

Why didn't we listen? We could so easily have listened.

Each age’s premier industrialist has had appalling politics

Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples

Overall, the world’s 500 richest ended 2024 worth a combined $9.8 trillion. Some 34 percent of the $1.5 trillion they gained over the course of the year came in the five weeks after Donald Trump’s election.

The increasing number of murdered women, armed civilians, construction of ever larger prisons and violence against animals are manifestations of "war mentality". Violence we encounter every day is closely linked to wars we think are far away.