Baltimore will turn 911 into more than just an emergency number
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Kalshi attacks a Wisconsin law banning election bets as ‘voter suppression’
Ann Jacobs is a commissioner with the Wisconsin Elections Commission, a quiet, low-profile state agency that oversees elections.…
France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
French President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency crisis session on Monday to synchronize national efforts addressing the catastrophic…
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The ‘cockroach’ in the machine: How Gen Z is rattling South Asia’s elites
Across South Asia, a new wave of youthful activism is reshaping the political landscape. Šumit Ganguly, a distinguished…
Inside Joe Manchin’s new quest to elect more Independents to Congress
Joe Manchin, the former senator from West Virginia, is stepping into a fresh political endeavor. More than eighteen…
Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling
Charles Graeber finds himself in an unusual position of satisfaction. As one of the three primary plaintiffs in…
Suspect in Berlin Pride vehicle attack is dead, police say
German authorities confirmed that the individual responsible for driving a vehicle into a gathering of people at Berlin's…