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Protests challenging Iran’s theocracy have reached the two-week mark, with demonstrators flooding the streets in Tehran and Mashhad

This should be a bipartisan, no-brainer consensus view, despite our flaws and screwups.

ANALYSIS: As the belligerent US president threatens more attacks on South America with no regard to international law, he is causing real fear in the region, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Bogota, Colombia

From Jorge Luis Borges to George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, novelists have foreseen some of the major developments of our age. What can we learn from their prophecies?

People thought the Red Hot Chili Peppers were just zany frat boys who sang about sex and partying – until they released a gentle and heartfelt ballad about heroin

Meta signs multi-gigawatt nuclear agreements, making it America's largest corporate nuclear buyer as Oklo shares surge on massive Ohio deal.

"Today the USA is a disaster"

Every January, millions of Americans receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to their Social Security or disability benefits. While that extra money is meant to help with inflation, it can quietly push recipients over the income limits for key assistance programs. From food stamps to Medicaid, these programs update their income…

It’s easy to feel like you're drowning in a sea of bad news. The constant tide of division and crisis can feel like the only story. But it isn't the whole picture. An online thread asked people to share the positive things happening that are flying under the radar, and…