It’s past time to get real about the Southwest’s hardest-working river. About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River as it flows from …
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Kansas Result Suggests 4 Out of 5 States Would Back Abortion Rights in Similar Vote
There was every reason to expect a close election. Instead, Tuesday’s resounding victory for abortion rights supporters in Kansas offered some of …
Continue readingThe Republican Party Is the Anti-Democracy Party
The word “democracy” never appears in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. However, democracy is central to the modern concept of …
Continue readingStockholm Instead of Rome? October Instead of July? How Heat Waves Are Changing Tourism in Europe
It was the middle of July, peak summer travel season, and the news from Europe wasn’t looking good: A heat-induced “surface defect” briefly …
Continue readingRussia’s Shortfalls Create an Opportunity for Ukraine, Western Officials Say
WASHINGTON — In the early phase of the war in Ukraine, shortages of soldiers and problems with equipment forced Russia to narrow its mission …
Continue readingLong a Climate Straggler, Australia Advances a Major Bill to Cut Emissions
CANBERRA, Australia — After years of being denounced as a laggard on climate change, Australia shifted course on Thursday, with the Lower House …
Continue readingDemocrat Seeks Inspector General Inquiry Into Pentagon’s Missing Jan. 6 Texts
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 Senate Democrat on Wednesday called for an inspector general investigation into missing text messages from top Defense …
Continue readingTrump Lawyer Proposed Challenging Georgia Senate Elections in Search of Fraud
John Eastman, the conservative lawyer whose plan to block congressional certification of the 2020 election failed in spectacular fashion on Jan …
Continue readingYour Thursday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering China’s live-fire drills near Taiwan and a looming Russian offensive in southern Ukraine. A news broadcast in …
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