THE WEEK

12/01/2025

Much has been made of convicted child s*x trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ties to President Donald Trump, but their connection was just one of many. The latest revelations, courtesy of Epstein's emails released by the House Oversight Committee, show that numerous famous public figures had significant ties to him.

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12/01/2025

The biological world is always expanding as research is constantly being done. Because of this, many findings often fall under the radar despite having the potential to change the world. Here are some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in biology from the past year.

12/01/2025

More than 1,000 people have died and hundreds remain missing after catastrophic floods and landslides from tropical storms struck Southeast Asia, according to the latest death tolls.

Catastrophic floods and landslides have struck Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia

12/01/2025

America’s “scientific dominance was never inevitable,” but “policymakers grasped a crucial insight: they were investing in people, not just research,” says Chriss R. Glass.

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Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

12/01/2025

Honduran presidential candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura of the conservative National Party took a narrow early lead in Sunday’s national elections, days after President Donald Trump endorsed him and criticized his two main rivals.

President Trump said he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving 45 years for drug trafficking

12/01/2025

Lawmakers with oversight of the Pentagon Sunday voiced concerns about reports that the U.S. military killed two survivors of the Trump administration’s first lethal strike on suspected drug-trafficking boats, saying such a follow-up attack would be illegal if not a war crime.

Lawmakers suggest the Trump administration’s follow-up boat strike may be a war crime

12/01/2025

An already strained industry was hit with another blow after the Department of Education excluded nursing from being considered a professional degree program, along with several other careers. Here's what this could mean for the future of nursing.

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An already strained industry is hit with another blow

12/01/2025

“Peace pact in Ukraine elusive as talks end,” The Boston Globe says on Monday’s front page.

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A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages

12/01/2025

In today's Morning Report: ‘Kill everybody’ claims, Honduran pardon and deadly Asian storms

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11/28/2025

AI has given rise to a new pseudo-religion called spiralism, where users view artificial intelligence as a purveyor of deeper truth.

The spiritual movement claims that AI is conscious and capable of revealing deeper truths.

11/28/2025

Protesters in Delhi wore oxygen masks and carried gas cylinders as they took to the streets last week to highlight the failure of Indian authorities to tackle the city’s ever-worsening air pollution.

Indian capital has tried cloud seeding to address the crisis, which has seen schools closed and outdoor events suspended

11/28/2025

As the Trump administration continues its agenda of massive global tariffs, a growing number of consumers and retailers alike are looking to Black Friday with a little more trepidation than in years past.

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