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Leo
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Retired historian of science, technology, medicine. Likes cats and Porto.
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Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty
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February 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Trump repeals U.S. government’s power to regulate climate
The Environmental Protection Agency finishes the repeal of the “endangerment finding,” a landmark legal opinion underpinning policies regulating climate change.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
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February 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Man pardoned by Trump for attacking US Capitol found guilty of child abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson was found guilty of five counts including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16
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February 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Senior Trump official extends a hand of friendship to Europe’s far right
US state department’s Sarah B Rogers publicly attacks policies on hate speech and immigration in other countries
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February 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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www.axios.com/2026/02/10/s...
Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument
A community leader vowed to raise the flag again.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera share.google/2IFFwxa3yaY3...

the US has now carried out some 37 attacks against 39 vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Ocean, killing at least 130 people, including the latest killings..
US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor
The US military says one person survived the strike on the vessel and that the coastguard has been notified.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Trump plans to keep Democratic governors out of traditionally bipartisan meeting
The White House did not say why Democratic governors were not invited to the meeting with Trump. In addition, at least two Democrats were uninvited to a dinner, their offices said.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Trump admin is "destroying medical research," Senate report finds
In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.
Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live
The US president posted a racist video on Truth Social that included disproven allegations about ballot-counting
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February 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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‘We can all relate to a birthday’: the traveling US art exhibit that honors victims of police violence
The exhibit marks what would have been the 40th birthday of Oscar Grant whose death inspired the film Fruitvale Station
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February 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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NIH Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Retaliation by HHS and NIH for Speaking Out Against Politicization of Science and Unlawful Grant Terminations - Katz Banks Kumin LLP
In Complaint Filed with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Career NIH Program Director Alleges Unlawful Retaliation for Protected Whistleblowing Activity (Washington, D.C.) – Dr. Jenna Norton, a care...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
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February 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children
Two detainees at a family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, have contracted measles, prompting concern among health experts that the virus could spread
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February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
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February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issue
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January 27, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Users say TikTok stifled posts about Minneapolis shooting as platform faltered
TikTok users said their videos about federal immigration enforcement were being suppressed days after a deal to spin off the U.S. business to new investors was finalized.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Barbara G. Walker, Guru to the Kniterati, Is Dead at 95
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January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

State Socialism?
Trump Administration Takes Another Stake in Rare Earth Sector
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January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Fraud focus: why is Trump granting clemency to convicted fraudsters?
Pardons come as president and Republicans seem intent on investigating fraud in Democratic-run states
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January 26, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival
Maxwell Alejandro Frost says attacker ‘told me Trump was going to deport me’ as police say suspect arrested
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January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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US military says it struck vessel in eastern Pacific, killing two people
Since September, military has carried out more than 30 strikes against boats that it alleges smuggle drugs
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January 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
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January 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Video: Opinion | Is This Who Trump Meant by the ‘Worst of the Worst’?
The columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that the Trump administration’s immigration policy has more in common with ethnic cleansing than actual immigration enforcement.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:13 AM