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September 23, 2026 — 9 stories from 4 sources
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Politics2 storiesView all →
Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever'
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Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever'
Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.
Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
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Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
White House officials allege these individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program or do not exist. Vice President Vance said the move would save $2.2 billion.
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Thai student movement forms ‘Hope Theatre,’ making the stage its new battleground
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Thai student movement forms ‘Hope Theatre,’ making the stage its new battleground
‘Bad Students’ led protests calling for democratic reforms in 2020
Pskov’s medieval religious art is being appropriated by the Russian state to support the invasion of Ukraine
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Pskov’s medieval religious art is being appropriated by the Russian state to support the invasion of Ukraine
Russian soldiers are appearing alongside saints in artwork at Russian Orthodox Churches
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President Trump's Legal Argument in Support of Excluding CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House
Here's an excerpt from the opposition to plaintiffs' temporary restraining order motion (for my view on why the plaintiffs should prevail as to access to the main press briefing room, see this post):
Environment3 storiesView all →
4 million lakes in ‘Lost Lakes’ map offer clues to Arctic permafrost
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4 million lakes in ‘Lost Lakes’ map offer clues to Arctic permafrost
The Arctic is dotted with millions of lakes that sit on persistently frozen soil called permafrost. These lakes are crucial for the region’s wildlife and local communities. However, as temperatures ri
A ‘devil-like’ flower from Thailand is new to science — and critically endangered
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A ‘devil-like’ flower from Thailand is new to science — and critically endangered
Botanists in Thailand have identified a new-to-science species of “fairy lantern” — plants that live almost entirely buried under leaf litter, emerging aboveground only occasionally to flower. Researc
As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee
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As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee
JAKARTA — As fires continue to engulf large swaths of forest in Indonesian Borneo, orangutans have increasingly fewer places to flee, with fires either surrounding them or eliminating the forest on wh
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Trump's Banishment of Disfavored News Outlets Reflects His Contempt for Freedom of the Press
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Trump's Banishment of Disfavored News Outlets Reflects His Contempt for Freedom of the Press
"The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish," President Donald Trump declared on Monday. "It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS."
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