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The Trump administration wants to roll back protections on detained migrants; a burning Amazon rainforest points to larger problems of deforestation and climate change.
Recession fears are on the rise; Italy’s prime minister resigns, deepening the country’s political crisis.
Newt Gingrich called the project, led by black writers, “propaganda.”
Planned Parenthood withdraws from Title X funding to protect its ability to refer patients to abortions; a deadly terrorist attack in Afghanistan leaves some worried of a rise in violence if the US withdraws troops.
US-Taliban peace talks inch toward a resolution; Justin Trudeau’s reelection prospects are in doubt amid scandal.
Israel bars Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country after pressure from Trump; a court suspends Italy’s migrant ship ban, but the government’s not budging.
Scientists are one step closer to an Ebola cure; a Swedish court finds A$AP Rocky guilty of assault, but he won’t serve prison time.
“We got a measure of vindication, of closure, and of justice — all things that have now been denied to Epstein’s accusers.”
States sue the Trump administration again, this time about the environment; Hong Kong protesters shut down the airport for the second day in a row.
The Trump administration rolls back protections for endangered species; an attempted attack on a mosque in Norway is thwarted.
The sex offender’s case is a lesson in what happens when powerful people look the other way.
Despite the recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas is still on track to loosen firearm laws in September; Italy’s government veers toward collapse.
Puerto Rico gets its third new governor in less than a week; a new UN climate change report recommends big changes to curb global warming.
The fundamental truth about what keeps Trump in power.
Ohio’s Republican governor proposes gun control measures; Honduras’s president is accused of using drug money to fund his campaign.
Literary legend Toni Morrison dies at the age of 88; India escalates tension in Kashmir by revoking the territory’s special status.
Mass shootings in Texas and Ohio leave 31 people dead; protests disrupt Hong Kong’s transportation systems, bringing the city to a standstill.
The end of a US-Russia missile treaty could kick-start another arms race; a trade war between South Korea and Japan is hurting the tech market.
The Senate passes a budget deal that will hopefully prevent a future government shutdown; massive wildfires in Russia could have global impact.
Despite a healthy economy, the Fed cuts interest rates; North Korea conducts its second missile test in a week.
The second round of Democratic debates starts now; anti-government protests have been rattling the Russian government.
A shooting in California leaves four dead, including the shooter, and 12 injured; under Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation accelerates.
The American economy slows, although consumer spending keeps it afloat; US reveals an alleged Venezuelan corruption scheme that exploited the hungry.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns after 12 days of protests; the Trump administration has scheduled the first federal executions since 2003.
Mueller’s long-awaited testimony wasn’t as enlightening as some may have wished; Facebook is fined $5 billion over privacy practices.
Millions could lose access to food stamps due to a new Trump administration rule; Israel begins a controversial demolition of Palestinian housing on the edge of east Jerusalem.
Hawaiians protest the building of a telescope on their sacred land; Boris Johnson looks likely to be the UK’s next prime minister.
The House votes to raise the minimum wage for the first time in a decade; Pompeo calls out China’s detainment of Muslims as a “stain of the century.”
Protests against the governor in Puerto Rico lead to violence; Iran seizes a foreign oil tanker, increasing tensions with the US.
El Chapo is sentenced to life in prison; the WHO declares a global health emergency over Ebola.
An academic (Steven Hoffman @shoffmania) and a journalist (Julia Belluz @juliaoftoronto) join forces to tackle the most pressing health issues of our time — especially bugs, drugs, and pseudoscience thugs — and uncover the best science behind them.
50 years after Apollo 11, these comedies, dramas, and documentaries explain one of mankind’s greatest feats.
The news comes after rumors that Wen wanted to take the group in a less political direction.
The Department of Justice will not file charges against the police officer accused of fatally choking Eric Garner; China feels the effects of its prolonged trade war with the US.
Violent clashes erupted between rallygoers and counterprotesters.
Trump moves to drastically restrict who can seek asylum; Turkey’s purchase of a Russian defense system could ruin the country’s relationship with the US.
The storm was briefly the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic season.
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigns amid scrutiny over Epstein deal; France plans to tax tech giants — many of which are American.
Another corruption scandal rocks Puerto Rico; the UN Human Rights Council votes to open an investigation into deaths during the Philippines’ drug war.