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August 28, 2026

Trump Admin Accused of Stealing Water for Border Wall Construction

Newsweek · 15 days ago

Modern Manners Have Ruined One of Life’s Greatest Culinary Pleasures. It’s Time We Fight Back.

Slate · 15 days ago

The internet has gone into full meme mode over Trump's Lake Ontario name change

Business Insider · 15 days ago

A Bestselling Book Is Now a Star-Studded Netflix Movie. To Be Blunt: It’s Bad.

Slate · 15 days ago

Nepal Flood Update: List of Americans Missing as Death Toll Hits 475

Newsweek · 15 days ago

The White House posted a video of Tim and Moby in MAGA hats. Their creators responded with a copyright lesson.

Business Insider · 15 days ago

A spine-chilling logic hides behind Trump's rushed underground Mar-a-Lago fortress

The Raw Story · 15 days ago

After falling behind on retirement savings, a Gen-Xer turned to real estate. He explains how he built a 7-figure portfolio starting with $15,000.

Business Insider · 15 days ago

12 jobs that are set to boom over the next decade

Business Insider · 15 days ago

'No one is safe': Inside a Maryland Haitian community grappling with ICE raids

ABC News · 15 days ago

Nepal flash flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises

CBS News · 15 days ago

Minecraft's reclusive billionaire creator has gone from ‘reject AI’ to vibe coding: 'Time to eat some crow'

Business Insider · 15 days ago

Shouldn’t Sci-Fi Writers Love A.I.? Cory Doctorow Sure Doesn’t.

Slate · 15 days ago

I started making $10,000 a month from user-generated content in 5 months. I didn't need to pitch or do any outreach.

Business Insider · 15 days ago

Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring

The New York Times · 15 days ago

With Term Winding Down, Pelosi Tries to Anoint a Successor

The New York Times · 15 days ago

How 6 Months of War in Iran Jolted Oil, Gas, Stocks and More

The New York Times · 15 days ago

The Town Council Race Was Tied. The Three of Spades Called It.

The New York Times · 15 days ago

A.I. Brings Big Gains to Hurricane Forecasts, Google Researchers Say

The New York Times · 15 days ago

As A.I. Money Floods the Market, San Francisco Renters Weigh Buyouts

The New York Times · 15 days ago

What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World

The New York Times · 15 days ago

Sun-Ways Is Testing Out Train Track Solar Farms

The New York Times · 15 days ago

Pentagon Fired Journalists Over USS Abraham Lincoln Reports: Lawsuit

Newsweek · 15 days ago

This week's quiz includes two Dolly Parton questions, because she deserves it

NPR · 15 days ago