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This Energy Crisis Is Going to Change the World
Higher oil prices and limited supply will accelerate a turn toward cleaner technologies, especially in Asia and Europe.
Padma Lakshmi: The Decision That Would Create a Permanent American Underclass
Trump wants to take away a fundamental American promise.
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Padma Lakshmi: The Decision That Would Create a Permanent American Underclass
Trump wants to take away a fundamental American promise.
Can Christianity Be Restored to the Center of American Life?
Why none of America’s faiths have taken mainline Protestantism’s place.
Trump Lashes Out at Europe Over Strait of Hormuz, Tells U.K. to ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’
President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.
President Trump arriving in Washington on Sunday. Mr. Trump criticized European allies on social media on Tuesday for their refusal to get more involved in the Iran War.
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How the Internet Became the ‘Cookbook’ of the Drug Trade
A baffling overdose death took investigators to the frontier of ultra-potent synthetic drugs. The clues were hauntingly familiar.
Synthetic opiates called nitazenes, including N-desethyl etonitazene, are increasingly causing fatal overdoses across North America.
FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.’s Wishes
The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.
Some peptides, like insulin, have long been used as treatments, but many others have received little study and much remains unknown about their benefits or harms.
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The People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree
The president and the Republican Party deserve to pay a political price for the pardons.
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The People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree
The president and the Republican Party deserve to pay a political price for the pardons.
As Iran War Pushes Up Gas Prices, Fresh Food Distributors Add Fuel Surcharges
Delivering salmon, fruits and other perishable foods has become more expensive as the war with Iran pushes up diesel prices.
As fuel costs rise because of the war in Iran, surcharges are being added to the shipping cost of certain food items, such as seafood imported from far-flung locations.
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How the U.K.’s Leader Decides Which U.S. Bombers to Let Fly Against Iran
As the United States expands its armada of warplanes on British soil, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is trying to defend Britain’s interests while keeping the country out of war.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a meeting in London on Monday. “We will not be drawn into the wider war,” he told lawmakers in mid-March.
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Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?
The ship’s arrival would bring Cuba some badly needed fuel. It also marks a shift from U.S. efforts to block oil shipments and pressure the Cuban government.
A satellite image taken last week of the port and oil terminal at the entrance of the Bay of Matanzas in northwestern Cuba.
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Trump Says Iran Agreed to Allow 20 More Ships of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz
The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect.” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.
Ships anchored in Muscat, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday.
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Why the Iran War May Force Countries to Rely Less on Natural Gas
The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.
I Saw Something New in San Francisco
Marshall McLuhan was right about Claude, too.
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I Saw Something New in San Francisco
Marshall McLuhan was right about Claude, too.
Iran Moves to Assert Control Over Strait While Trading Strikes With Israel
Two ships turned back after being warned not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. Iran said strikes in the country had hit a uranium processing plant and industrial sites.
It’s Elon Musk’s World Now
Is Muskism the new Fordism?
It’s Elon Musk’s World Now
Is Muskism the new Fordism?
Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say
Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care.
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It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.
Men of the Trump Administration, 2026
Are Democrats ugly? Asking for a friend.
It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.
For Putin, the War in Iran Changed Everything
In one swoop, it overturned the conditions for conciliation.
Why Are So Many Democrats So Far Out of Touch?
Candidates in safe districts are under no pressure to moderate in order to win.
Now Is the Perfect Time to Buy an Electric Vehicle
We now have cost-competitive alternatives to fossil fuels. What we don’t seem to have is a sense that we’re all in this together.
Why More U.S. Officials Should Go to China
Seeing China firsthand can sharpen U.S. policy, reveal Chinese strengths and weaknesses and reduce costly miscalculations.
Why More U.S. Officials Should Go to China
Seeing China firsthand can sharpen U.S. policy, reveal Chinese strengths and weaknesses and reduce costly miscalculations.
