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America’s leaders are older than ever — founding fathers didn’t foresee this
1 of 4 | President Joe Biden (80 years old) is the oldest U.S. president in history. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…
Reality TV show contestants more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars
1 of 3 | John Legend reportedly earns $14 million a season for being a judge on "The Voice." Meanwhile, all of the participants on…
Drowning of Libyan town was man-made disaster decades in the making
A demolished building at the port city of Derna, Libya, is the result of a dam collapse in the wake of Storm Daniel on September 10. Photo by…
Thinking the unthinkable: What if Donald Trump stood trial in office?
1 of 2 | Supporters of former President Donald Trump hold flags outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on August 24 before Trump…
France used 10% less electricity last winter; 3 lessons to fight climate change
During winter 2022, France’s emissions fell by around 8% compared with prepandemic levels. File Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA-EFE…
Mass atrocities in Sudan raise questions about responsibility to protect
Sudanese people walk with belongings after crossing the border from Sudan to southern Egypt, on May 18. According to the UNHCR office, some…
Conservative Supreme Court majority rewriting basic understandings of U.S. law
In the recent 2022-23 term, the U.S. Supreme Court again addressed religion and the power of the federal bureaucracy, also adding race as a major…
Remote work marks the path to a greener future
Traffic jams are another, much maligned part of many people’s lives, and working from home helps with that, too. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI…
Elon Musk, Donald Trump necessitate mulling the unthinkable
1 of 4 | Elon Musk's control of Starlink satellites give him control over Ukraine's access to information in its defense against the…
Donald Trump’s battle with U.S. justice system is stress test for democracy
About 80% of Republicans believe the Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump over election-rigging is politically motivated, compared…