Supreme Court Lifts a Cloud Over Midterms, Letting Mail Ballots Flow as Normal to Voters
Written by JONATHAN J. COOPER Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come...
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New Warnings About the Risks of AI to Humanity Revive a Long-Running Debate
After two former Anthropic safety researchers publicly aired concerns that the existential threats AI might pose to humanity, the CEO suggested the industry should reduce the speed of its work.
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Sept. 11 Ranks Among the Most Historic Events in Many Americans’ Lifetimes, Polling Shows
Twenty-five years on, the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives.
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Families Grieve in the Ruins of an Iranian School Where a US Strike Killed Dozens of Children
The Shajareh Tayyebeh school has become a place to wrestle with grief and preserve the memories of 120 dead children.
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Trump Wants Voters To Pretend He’s on the Ballot. The Republican Party Is Going Along for the Ride
Ahead of a Dallas convention of Republicans, the question is whether President Donald Trump will do more to fire up his party or Democrats.
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Midterm Mail Ballots Start To Go to Voters as Litigation Over Trump’s Order Creates Uncertainty
Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections kicks off Friday amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice.
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Gloria Steinem, a Potent Voice of US Feminism and Co-Founder of Ms. Magazine, Dies at 92
Much of Gloria Steinem’s life as an advocate was spent on the road, speaking at college campuses, community centers, rallies and marches.
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Postal Service Work To Comply With Trump’s Executive Order Is Rushed and Sloppy, a Whistleblower Contends
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting.
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Hundreds of Workers Feared Stuck in Hydropower Tunnels as Nepal Flood Deaths Cross 900
Rescuers rushed Monday to reach workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites buried in mud after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China.
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The World Inches Toward Catastrophic Climate Events: ‘Bigger Shocks Are on the Way’
Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts. Why do people struggle to understand?
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