| Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies
- Before 9/11, she ran a dry cleaning business in Massachusetts; in the aftermath, she returned home after decades away to educate young girls.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:50:25 +0000
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| Trump’s Immigrant Crackdown in New York: More Arrests, Longer Detention
- More than half of the immigrants arrested in the New York City area since Jan. 20 do not have criminal convictions or charges, new data shows.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:22:48 +0000
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| Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage
- The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:21:12 +0000
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| With Democrats Gone, a Texas Gerrymander Is Stymied for Now
- The speaker of the Texas House issued civil arrest warrants for lawmakers who fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum, but the scattered Democrats remained defiant.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:06:48 +0000
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| The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
- When Trump fired the top labor statistics official, the aides responsible for running our economy went along for the ride.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:00:06 +0000
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| ‘Clash of Trades’ Reality Show Aims to Boost Prestige of US Manufacturing
- This reality show is short on scandal, betrayal and tears, and has an unusual aim: Elevating U.S. manufacturing.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:54:54 +0000
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| A Zoo in Denmark Wants to Feed Your Pets to Its Predators
- A Danish zoo is asking owners of companion animals nearing life’s end to instead donate them as food for captive lynxes, lions and other carnivores.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:35:14 +0000
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| U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry
- A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:25:20 +0000
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| Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across Canada and Northeastern US
- Wildfires burning in Canada were causing unhealthy air quality across parts of North America on Monday.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:59:02 +0000
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| Switzerland Rushes to Give Trump ‘More Attractive’ Offer to Cut Tariffs
- The Swiss government said it had “no indication” the country would be hit with a 39 percent tariff, which is set to take effect this week.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:49:45 +0000
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| Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
- Legal experts say such concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:36:15 +0000
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| Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War in Gaza
- Israel’s leader is now pushing for an “all or nothing” deal with Hamas. He has not made the compromises needed to make it happen.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:26:21 +0000
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| House Democrats Renew Effort Calling for Palestinian Statehood
- More than a dozen progressive lawmakers had signed onto a draft letter, but a lack of Republican support meant it was unlikely to affect policy decisions by the Trump administration.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:31:55 +0000
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| Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs
- President Trump is using an “Art of the Deal” approach to get other nations to hand over cash to lower their tariffs.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:49:10 +0000
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| Minimum Wage in L.A. Could Rise to $30 an Hour for Olympics
- A union-backed effort would boost wages for hotel and airport workers. But with tourism down, and the city in a slump, hotel owners fear for their survival.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:16:13 +0000
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| Avoiding Ultraprocessed Foods Might Double Weight Loss
- In a new trial, people consumed more calories and had more cravings when they ate ultraprocessed foods.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:15:16 +0000
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| What Is Cardiac Amyloidosis?
- A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:05:07 +0000
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| You Are Contaminated
- The toxic byproducts of human civilization are everywhere. Even in our bodies.
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:00:13 +0000
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| Capitalists Love This Podcast. So Do Their Critics.
- “Odd Lots” goes deep on lentils in Saskatchewan, the global tractor supply and trucking markets. Is it the skeleton key to understanding this strange economic moment?
Sun, 03 Aug 2025 09:00:43 +0000
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