Mark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. Power

In an interview with The Times, Meta’s chief executive took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more openness.”

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Venezuela’s Two Reconstructions: Can Disaster Recovery and Democratic Transition Work Together? Part II

The earthquakes changed the structure of opportunities

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The Roots of Democratic Decline

Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, et al offer what they see as the greatest or most pressing challenge to democratic governance in 2026.

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Why recruiters can’t find workers and new grads can’t find jobs (it’s not AI)

Experts say a major labor shortage looms because of population shifts and a mismatch between new graduates’ skills and employers’ needs.

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The World from PRX

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter. A co-production of PRX and GBH.

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Since Trump Claims He Runs Venezuela, What is He Doing to Help the Victims of the Earthquakes?

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

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Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class communities argues.

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The AI economy is rewriting the American Dream — and blue-collar workers are poised to win

AI-driven hiring slowdowns are hitting some entry-level jobs for college graduates as companies like Ford and AT&T ramp up recruiting for skilled trade workers.

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Video: Iranian Propaganda vs. U.S. Talking Points: How We Determined the Real Damage to U.S. Military Bases

Amid the barrage of messages and misinformation swirling online and on Capitol Hill, about what damage U.S. military sites incurred during the conflict with Iran, a Times analysis of satellite imagery...

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Judge says DOGE grant terminations are unlawful and 'troubling'

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency “blatantly used” race, gender and protected characteristics to execute mass termination of federal grants, a judge said.

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How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress

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The Gulf will someday overwhelm coastal Louisiana. Planning should start now, study says.

A new study finds the Gulf once reached what is now the northshore, and warns it could return there in the coming centuries.

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Trump ousts National Science Board members

Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their position was being terminated.

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The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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With DEI Training, Higher Ed Made a Lot of Mistakes. Now We’re Repeating Them.

The new civics movement should heed that warning.

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Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says

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The Small Private Colleges Dying in a Winner-Take-All University Marketplace

Big-name campuses turn away students while hundreds of lesser-known schools struggle to fill seats.

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Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

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The Growing Bifurcation in Venezuela's Transition

Interview on The World

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US drops sanctions against acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez - The World from PRX

The US lifted sanctions against acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez yesterday. It’s the latest in a series of changes that began when President Nicolás Maduro was captured and brought to the U...

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