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Two men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 have been found guilty. Their backgrounds and…
While the new law doesn’t resurrect the Clean Power Plan, it boosts EPA’s ability to take stronger actions under the…
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India’s international climate pledge could set the tone for other emerging economies for a decade.
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
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To put the $370 billion in subsidies to work, the US needs to build new infrastructure and manage a lot of regulatory hurdles.
A scholar of humanitarianism sums up what she saw on the ground during a five-week research trip to Poznań, Lublin, Warsaw,…
Democratic nation-states were supposed to be the legitimate successors of empires. It hasn’t quite worked out that way…
Youth suicides in the US have increased by around 50% over the past decade – gun availability is a big part of that trend.
President Joe Biden signed into law the most expansive health care package for military veterans in recent history – despite…
Most claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal.