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Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on first day of hurricane season, NHC says
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 8:58 pm
As if on cue, a tropical depression bubbled up in the Gulf of Mexico on the first day of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
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President Biden trips and falls while handing out diplomas at Air Force Academy graduation
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 8:38 pm
President Joe Biden took a dramatic fall while passing out diplomas after giving the commencement address at the Air Force Academy.
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President Biden warns artificial intelligence could 'overtake human thinking'
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 8:27 pm
President Biden's comments on artificial intelligence marked his most direct warning yet on growing concerns about the rise of AI.
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Senate votes to repeal Biden student loan forgiveness; White House plans a veto
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 7:59 pm
President Biden's sweeping student loan debt forgiveness plan already is stalled because of a pair of cases before the Supreme Court.
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Senate leaders must now navigate debt ceiling deal: 3 things to know
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 7:44 pm
Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Mitch McConnell have endorsed the plan to raise the U.S. debt limit, but one member could derail the agreement.
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Updated daily: Here are the 10 best Amazon deals on Flexzilla, Dolphin and Apple
by Reviewed on June 1, 2023 at 7:22 pm
Gear up for summer 2023 with the best Amazon deals on Flexzilla garden hoses, Dolphin pool vacuums and must-have Apple tech.
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Alzheimer's disease can be debilitating. Why new drugs for dementia may be out of reach.
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 6:30 pm
With America aging quickly, an Alzheimer's treatment gets new urgency. There finally are some promising ones, but most can't get them. Here's why.
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Billy Joel to play final Madison Square Garden shows: 'All right already!'
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 6:22 pm
Billy Joel's monthly residency in New York City's Madison Square Garden is coming to an end after 10 years, the singer announced Thursday.
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Tom Brady on returning to NFL: 'I'm certain I'm not playing again'
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 6:05 pm
Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady tells Sports Illustrated that there is no chance of him returning to play for a 24th season and he will stay retired.
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'Are you blind?' Ron DeSantis chews out a reporter over taking questions
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 6:00 pm
From Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, Republican candidates have a storied history of arguing with reporters. Ron DeSantis joins the list.
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The corner closet: Why there are so few gay and transgender executives in corporate America
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 5:46 pm
Nine years after Apple's Tim Cook became the first publicly gay Fortune 500 CEO, there are still very few LGBTQ+ leaders in corporate America.
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'Prepared to kill again': Raul Meza Jr., who police call a 'serial killer,' charged with murders
by USA TODAY NETWORK on June 1, 2023 at 5:45 pm
A Texas man who served time for killing Kendra Page, 8, in 1982 was arrested this week after confessing to the slayings of two other people.
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'We're all overcompensating': Why so many LGBTQ community members struggle with body dysmorphia
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 5:23 pm
For many members of the LGBTQ community, concerns about body image range from general dissatisfaction to body dysmorphia to eating disorders.
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Former 'Family Feud' contestant Timothy Bliefnick found guilty in wife's fatal shooting
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 4:47 pm
A jury in Illinois found Timothy Bliefnick, 40, guilty in the February slaying of Rebecca Bliefnick.
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Trump unleashes sophomoric DeSantis deepfake. GOP should support a grownup for president.
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 4:43 pm
It's alarming that Trump's parody video didn't make bigger news, considering how appalling it is coming from a former president of the United States.
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Is there a labor shortage? It's easing in most places, but not much in the South. Here's why.
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 4:39 pm
Worker shortages are easing across the U.S. but remain more prominent in the South. The region accounts for most of the nation's deficit in employees
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Nearly 500,000 PowerXL juicers recalled after dozens of injuries reported
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 4:04 pm
Empower Brands is recalling nearly 500,000 of its PowerXL Self-Cleaning Juicers after dozens of injuries were reported, officials said.
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Stanley Cup picks: Golden Knights, Panthers battle for first title
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 3:25 pm
After 82 regular-season games and three rounds of the playoffs, the Stanley Cup Final begins Saturday between the Golden Knights and Panthers.
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Pride Month 2023
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 2:57 pm
History and highlights
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Man uses Nintendo 'Duck Hunt' gun to rob South Carolina business, deputies say
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 2:39 pm
A 25-year-old South Carolina man faces armed robbery charges after police say he used a pistol-shaped controller from 'Duck Hunt' in a hold-up.
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Rare white bison calf born in Wyoming state park draws flocks of visitors
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 2:29 pm
Wyoming Hope gave birth to a rare white calf earlier this month, Wyoming state park officials announced.
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Shannon Sharpe parts ways with Skip Bayless, Fox Sports' 'Undisputed,' per report
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 2:05 pm
Shannon Sharpe reached a buyout with Fox Sports to leave FS1's 'Undisputed,' which he's hosted alongside co-host Skip Bayless since 2016.
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Donald Trump draws a huge field of 2024 opponents: Here's why that could help and hurt him
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 1:59 pm
Too many other candidates would split the "anti-Trump vote," analysts say, but could also make the case against renominating the former president.
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Alabama basketball walk-on Kai Spears sues New York Times over story about fatal shooting
by The Tuscaloosa News on June 1, 2023 at 1:41 pm
Kai Spears, an Alabama basketball walk-on, is suing the New York Times over a story that said he was in Brandon Miller's car during a fatal shooting.
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Conservative Americans are building a parallel economy
on June 1, 2023 at 12:58 pm
For-profit polarisation
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America’s states are pursuing their own foreign policies
on June 1, 2023 at 12:58 pm
State legislatures are becoming another front in America’s clash with China
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The moratorium on repaying student loans in America was a bad idea
on June 1, 2023 at 12:58 pm
How bad is now becoming clearer
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Can downtown densification rescue Cleveland?
on June 1, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Dan Gilbert, a Detroit-based billionaire, thinks so
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Nikki Haley, like other long shots, sees a path to victory
on June 1, 2023 at 12:58 pm
It runs through Iowa, and over Donald Trump
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Celebrities bring extra star power to NBA playoffs. Here's how stars get courtside seats
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 11:46 am
It's been a who's who of Hollywood featured in courtside seats during the NBA playoffs. But just how do celebrities get their coveted courtside seats?
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Mother recalls terrifying phone conversation as daughter's apartment building collapsed
by Des Moines Register on June 1, 2023 at 10:59 am
'She said she opened her door and it looked like a bomb ... went off in the building,' Donalda McDuffy recalls
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Religion, your faith and how it impacts your sex life
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 9:04 am
Can sex be sacred? Some people are beginning to embrace the idea and understand that faith and sex are not mutually exclusive.
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America avoids financial Armageddon but stays in fiscal hell
on June 1, 2023 at 7:40 am
High stakes but limited results from the country’s latest debt-ceiling drama
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'A choice without a choice': Stories from Ukrainians deported by Russia
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 2:19 am
Fleeing home during an attack. Stopped on the streets and interrogated. Escaping a war zone with nowhere to go. The only way out was into Russia.
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An illustrated explanation of Russia's deportation of Ukrainians, from the war zone to a remote camp
by USA TODAY on June 1, 2023 at 2:17 am
There was no way out but into the country that destroyed their homes.
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Suspected Chinese spies, disguised as tourists, tried to infiltrate Alaskan military bases
by USA TODAY on May 31, 2023 at 8:58 pm
Chinese citizens posing as tourists have been trying to access military bases in Alaska, according to U.S. officials. They are suspected of spying.
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Can the debt-ceiling deal hold?
on May 31, 2023 at 12:13 pm
One vote later today will either inflame or quell the chances of default
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Unsolved 4: A missing girl, a search for truth
by USA TODAY on May 31, 2023 at 2:10 am
What efforts were made to find Alexis Patterson, 7, who disappeared on the way to school? Why are so many missing Black kids in America never found?
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Used cars
by USA TODAY on May 29, 2023 at 7:06 am
Should you buy now?
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America’s debt-ceiling deal means it should now avoid Armageddon
on May 28, 2023 at 2:45 pm
But a battle looms in the coming days to get it through Congress
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House Republicans are no closer to tying Hunter Biden’s activities to Joe
on May 28, 2023 at 2:41 pm
Yet the president’s wayward son could still cause Democrats damage
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How Donald Trump’s trials and the Republican primary will intersect
on May 25, 2023 at 12:59 pm
Where the rule of law clashes with the will of the people
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American policing has changed since George Floyd’s murder
on May 25, 2023 at 12:59 pm
It needs to change further, and be better funded
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The push to bring insulin prices down in America
on May 25, 2023 at 12:59 pm
But not all patients are able to use the available schemes
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Vasectomies rose by 29% in the three months after the end of Roe
on May 25, 2023 at 12:59 pm
Brothers are doing it for themselves
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Downtown San Francisco is at a tipping-point
on May 25, 2023 at 12:59 pm
The city faces several crises, but one stands out
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DeSantis is a truer believer, if a lesser politician, than Trump
on May 24, 2023 at 12:05 pm
The Florida governor aims to take Trump out of Trumpism
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Could the 14th Amendment fix America’s debt-ceiling debacle?
on May 19, 2023 at 6:17 pm
A constitutional workaround is plausible—but a deal would be better
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Congress should fund the BLM (no, not that one)
on May 18, 2023 at 12:47 pm
How Donald Trump’s changes to the Bureau of Land Management are still slowing the energy transition
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It turns out that Democrats bus migrants, too
on May 18, 2023 at 12:47 pm
America’s officials don’t respect each other’s borders. Congress needs to step in
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San Francisco’s “woke maths” experiment
on May 18, 2023 at 12:47 pm
How the pursuit of racial equity provided a lesson in unintended consequences
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Anoint my caverns with oil
on May 18, 2023 at 12:47 pm
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve runneth low
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What do George Santos, R. Kelly and FIFA have in common?
on May 17, 2023 at 7:40 pm
Brooklyn prosecutors’ aggressive tactics net the Eastern District of New York an outsize share of high-profile cases
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The fault lines in America’s China policy
on May 16, 2023 at 5:37 pm
How to make sense of the cacophony inside and outside the White House
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True crime podcast
by USA TODAY on May 16, 2023 at 4:38 pm
The Last Ride 🎙️
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Pinball is booming in America, thanks to nostalgia and canny marketing
on May 14, 2023 at 4:32 pm
A generations-old game makes a comeback
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Fentanyl trafficking tests America’s foreign policy
on May 11, 2023 at 1:35 pm
Yet even without help from Mexico or China there are ways to reduce overdose deaths
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Horse-racing in America needs to improve its odds
on May 11, 2023 at 1:35 pm
A struggle for survival is under way for horses and courses
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Chicago’s new mayor has one of the trickiest jobs in politics
on May 11, 2023 at 11:05 am
Brandon Johnson will struggle to fulfil his grand promises
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Donald Trump has become more dangerous
on May 11, 2023 at 10:39 am
As awful as it was, CNN’s town hall did the country a service by revealing the threat he presents
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Why chaos looms at the US-Mexico border
on May 10, 2023 at 8:06 pm
As a measure to limit migration expires, several cities have already declared a state of emergency
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We’re hiring a new Washington correspondent
on May 10, 2023 at 4:45 pm
An opportunity to join our editorial staff
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Why Donald Trump’s defeat in court matters
on May 10, 2023 at 4:27 am
The sexual-assault verdict is the first major legal judgment against him
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What America’s tiny banks do that big ones don’t
on May 7, 2023 at 10:02 am
The advantages of boots on the ground
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USAID is changing the way it tries to do good in the world
on May 4, 2023 at 1:07 pm
The goal for the agency is to put itself out of business
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What walking from Washington to New York reveals about America
on May 4, 2023 at 1:07 pm
Some pretty great things, it turns out
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The fun and the fury of a rattlesnake derby
on May 4, 2023 at 1:07 pm
A rite—or, to critics, a wrong—of spring in Oklahoma
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America is ending its emergency declaration for the pandemic
on May 4, 2023 at 1:07 pm
Many services that Americans have come to rely on are about to wind down
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Ron DeSantis’s lurch in Florida hurts his presidential chances
on April 30, 2023 at 5:50 pm
An abrupt shift to the right was meant to showcase the governor’s conservative credentials. Instead it has provoked concern
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Hollywood’s writers go on strike
on April 28, 2023 at 3:38 pm
Making movies and television isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
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Joe Biden fires the starting gun on the presidential race
on April 27, 2023 at 1:02 pm
America’s future, and the West’s cohesion, rest on octogenarian shoulders
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Why Israel is becoming a partisan cause in the United States
on April 27, 2023 at 9:41 am
It goes to the essence of the Jewish state, and of the American one
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A New York jury will be asked if Donald Trump is a rapist
on April 25, 2023 at 10:14 am
Another case against the former president gets under way
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Fox News shows that not even Tucker Carlson is bigger than the network
on April 24, 2023 at 9:44 pm
Its most popular anchor was always an unlikely populist
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Why Republicans are giving huge pay rises to teachers
on April 22, 2023 at 5:15 pm
They do so, despite many worrying about critical race theory and indoctrination
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Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
on April 20, 2023 at 3:11 pm
Bigger isn’t always better
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The Daniel Perry case shows the contradictions of gun enthusiasts in Texas
on April 20, 2023 at 3:11 pm
It cannot be the case both that all should be armed, and that anyone who is armed poses a mortal threat
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American religion is becoming less exceptional
on April 20, 2023 at 3:11 pm
In 1972 90% of Americans called themselves Christians; now just 64% do
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Detroit is working again
on April 20, 2023 at 3:11 pm
Despite big problems, the city that sums up American success and failure is looking pretty positive
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America’s Supreme Court weighs religious accommodations in the workplace
on April 20, 2023 at 3:11 pm
The justices grope for common ground in a religious-rights row
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Abortions have become 6% rarer since the end of Roe v Wade
on April 18, 2023 at 8:34 pm
That overall number disguises a huge variation between states
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The Dominion lawsuit showed the limits of Fox’s influence over its audience
on April 17, 2023 at 6:14 pm
But notwithstanding a big settlement, the impact was negligible on America’s most popular cable network
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Ron DeSantis’s six-week abortion ban brings risks to women
on April 15, 2023 at 10:00 am
As well as to his chances of becoming president
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America arrests the suspect behind mass intelligence leaks
on April 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm
His detention may not stanch the flow of secrets
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Why Tim Scott is such a long shot for the Republican nomination
on April 13, 2023 at 1:28 pm
Hardly anyone in his party has a bad word to say about the South Carolina senator
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Oregon’s drug decriminalisation has had a troubled start
on April 13, 2023 at 1:28 pm
The state was the first in America to try it—and its experience holds lessons for others
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The real questions raised by Clarence Thomas’s latest scandal
on April 12, 2023 at 8:09 pm
What ethics rules, if any, do the other Supreme Court justices follow?
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A leak of files is one of America’s worst intelligence breaches in a decade
on April 10, 2023 at 8:45 pm
The classified material covers Ukraine’s army and CIA reports
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America’s entitlement programmes are rapidly approaching insolvency
on April 9, 2023 at 6:40 pm
The politics of reforming them are already broken
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A federal judge in Texas rules against a popular abortion medication
on April 8, 2023 at 2:11 pm
The stage is set for a Supreme Court showdown
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PLAY!
by USA TODAY on April 6, 2023 at 8:37 pm
The Crossword
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America’s chance to become a clean-energy superpower
on April 5, 2023 at 2:42 pm
Getting the most ambitious energy and climate laws in American history through Congress was not easy. Now comes the hard part
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At American law schools, a fresh fuss over freedom of speech
on April 5, 2023 at 2:42 pm
A botched event at Stanford rekindles controversy
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The message from the striking elections in Chicago and Wisconsin
on April 5, 2023 at 2:42 pm
Wins for Brandon Johnson and Janet Protasiewicz show the limits of tough-on-crime politics
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Why do Democrats keep helping Trump?
on April 5, 2023 at 8:54 am
The charges in Manhattan have boosted his political prospects by restoring him to his favourite role
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Guam, where America’s next war may begin
on April 2, 2023 at 5:48 pm
The tourist island and vital military outpost is surprisingly vulnerable
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Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling
on March 30, 2023 at 12:54 pm
That does not mean it will be banned
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Perils grow as America and Russia stop sharing data on nukes
on March 30, 2023 at 12:53 pm
The war in Ukraine is destroying what remains of arms control
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Chicago tries to export its most unpleasant drink
on March 30, 2023 at 12:53 pm
Why do parts of the Midwest love such awful booze?
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School-voucher schemes are spreading across America
on March 30, 2023 at 12:53 pm
This is despite little evidence that they improve academic achievement
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