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A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.
A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.
A new report outlines policy options for who gets to sell psychedelics, and who gets to buy them.
MDMA looked like it was on a fast track for PTSD treatment. Now, an FDA committee is advising otherwise.
First Jennifer and James Crumbley were charged; now it’s Colin Gray, father of the Apalachee school shooting suspect.
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Apalachee High School in Georgia is the latest in a long list of school shootings. Here’s what experts say can help.
The DOJ’s case about rent collusion might have huge implications for high prices.
From granola bars to chips, more studies are revealing that UPFs are tied to diseases like cancer and depression.
The largest mass transit system in the United States is overdue for an upgrade.
The factors that lead to tragedies like the Apalachee High School shooting are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law.
Israel’s attacks on Gaza created conditions for polio to spread. Now, a vaccination campaign is racing against time.
EVs help reduce greenhouse emissions. But too many used gas-guzzlers could make that impossible.
The US military’s recruiting crisis, explained.
Gavin Newsom could decide the future of AI safety. But will he cave to billionaire pressure?
Affordable housing comes at a cost.
California legislator Scott Wiener on why the home of the AI industry is the right place to regulate it.
A guide to filling out the federal financial aid form for the upcoming school year.
The nominee is pivoting hard to the right on immigration, so why do progressives say they can live with it?
A new generation of drugs promised salvation from hepatitis B and C. What went wrong?
Will the biggest program to legalize undocumented immigrants in a decade survive a court challenge?
Trump-style immigration restrictions have gone mainstream among 2024 voters.
Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.
Scientific fraud kills people. Should it be illegal?
An early warning system could help fix the dangerous information gap between Big Tech and the US.
New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.
The case against Medicare drug price negotiations doesn’t add up.
Who should actually get the jab, and when?
Canadian railways locked out union workers Thursday after months of contract disputes.
The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision will keep on creating chaos until it is overruled.
The Democratic nominee got foreign policy — and especially Israel-Palestine — right.
Denying them a spot risks fracturing an already fragile coalition.
The third night of the DNC confirmed just how dramatically the party has swung on immigration — to the right.
Calling Donald Trump a felon doesn’t hurt him — but it does do real damage to others.
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But there might be global consequences.
Some families of students with disabilities feel pushed out of public schools.
Why, and how, the US should fix its debt problem.
And how university campuses can do better this fall.
Researchers wildly underestimated how many people don’t have safe drinking water.
Covid’s summer surge, explained
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Is the Federal Reserve finally about to cut interest rates?
The former president says he’ll block funding for US schools that require vaccines.
It’s the latest way Biden is trying to combat pesky “junk fees” driving up prices.
The end of psychedelic prohibition will have to wait a little while longer.
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