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During a major hearing this week, the conservative justices made clear they’re about to gut the federal government’s power to regulate—and take that power for themselves.

To guarantee a strategic peace, Hamas is indispensable in any future political paradigm. The 1967 borders mean that Gaza and the West Bank, like East Jerusalem, should be treated as one territorial unit, one Palestine for all Palestinians.

The Dark Energy Survey has surveyed dark energy and found that our universe is unlikely to rip into pieces. I think that’s good news for the cosmos. Let’s have a look at what they did and what we can learn from it.

Berlin’s cultural senator has announced that public funding for artists will depend on a loyalty oath for Israel. This has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism -- it's a smokescreen to cover the German establishment's antisemitism.

Attempt to weaken the new president’s parliamentary group backfires as his Semilla party assumes presidency of Congress.

The current presidential election is the most consequential so far — because in 2024, we get the democracy we vote for.

Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.

US Department of Labor issued a rule to prevent employers from classifying workers as "independent contractors"

Scientists have simulated the formation of fatty acids, a key component in the assembly of Earth's first cells, offering insight to the earliest moments of life on the planet and also how life might start on other planets.

Antisemitic conspiracy theories on the fringe of the movement for a ceasefire in Gaza make it harder to effectively diagnose the problem and challenge power.