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CNN — It is one of China’s most popular shopping apps, selling clothing, groceries and just about everything else under the sun to more than 750 million users a month. But according to cybersecurity ...
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The day I was laid off from the Kennedy Center, I felt a kinship with Dolley Madison rescuing Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington before British f...
In the days after Donald Trump won his second term, I called a handful of Hungarian political analysts to ask what America's political future might lo...
One in five women on American college campuses will experience sexual assault before they graduate. That number, drawn from a landmark 2024 federal su...
When Namibia's ruling party implemented a gender-alternating candidate system — commonly known as a "zebra list" — women's representation in the National Assembly rose by nearly 100%.
Satellite television has served as a critical distribution channel for evangelical outreach, enabling churches to broadcast religious content directly to Christian communities and prospective converts across Iran.
King Richard's Faire in Carver, Mass., was inaugurated in 1982 and is the longest-running renaissance fair in New England. Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Age...
Classic Motown tracks "Nowhere to Run" and "Dancing in the Street" transcended pop culture in the 1960s, embedding themselves as anthems that mirrored the energy and urgency of the Civil Rights Movement.
Earlier this year, I walked into a renovated loft in downtown San Francisco where couches and tables were scattered with flyers advertising an "emotio...
JD Vance has done a lot of politically audacious things since becoming vice president, but his recent decision to publicly correct Pope Leo XIV on mat...
Central banks must remain independent from political influence to ensure sound economic management and stable monetary policy.
The proliferation of counterfeit GLP-1 medications sold through online channels presents significant health hazards, as these products fail to meet established FDA safety and efficacy standards.
All-female teams and groups—across sports, music, and business—face a persistent pay gap relative to their male counterparts. Beyond compensation disparities, they are disproportionately perceived as disruptive or threatening to established norms.
The lakes your grandparents fished look different today — and not just because of memory or nostalgia. Across northeastern North America and northern...
The Gas-Powered Electric Truck Is America's Automotive Compromise Range anxiety is real. Ask anyone who has white-knuckled the last 15 miles of a roa...
Two navies are currently engaged in a standoff that could reshape global energy markets, test the limits of American military power, and determine the...
Boundless availability may be AI companions' greatest selling point—and their deepest flaw. A philosopher contends that the very constraints shaping human relationships—time, energy, vulnerability, the risk of loss—are not obstacles to meaningful connection but its essential ingredients. By removing these limits, AI companionship may deliver the simulation of intimacy while hollowing out what makes it matter.
Energy costs are hitting more American households harder than in past years. Olga Rolenko/Moment via Getty Images American anxiety...
A new mapping tool enables local governments, conservation groups, and landowners to visualize and assess the impact of land-use decisions on wildlife habitats and natural resources.