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Economy Aug 22

What is an endangered species worth? Trump rule sparks debate

By Gretchen Frazee

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Before cotton, sugar established American reliance on slave labor

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How detention causes long-term harm to children

By Laura Santhanam

Politics Aug 22

As 2020 Democratic field shrinks again, rumors of a new GOP challenger for Trump

By John Yang

World Aug 22

How current Japan-South Korea tensions reflect decades of resentment

World Aug 22

In Europe, business booms when cruise ships arrive — but is it worth the bother?

By Malcolm Brabant

Nation Aug 21

What Trump’s new immigration rules mean for the detention of migrant children

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Science Aug 22

‘Old Town Road’ defied a 20-year trend in hit music. Math explains why

By Nsikan Akpan

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Why skyrocketing federal debt will mean the next recession is harder to overcome

A grizzly bear roams through the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, May 18, 2014. Grizzly bears are currently listed as a "threatened" species, although the Trump administration has moved to remove them from the list citing rising population numbers. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters

What is an endangered species worth? Trump rule sparks debate

By Gretchen Frazee

Before cotton, sugar established American reliance on slave labor

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Special counsel Robert Mueller did not conclude whether there was enough evidence to charge President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice. Now, Congress must decide how to proceed. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters

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Lil Nas X performs his hit single "Old Town Road" during the 2019 Stanley Cup Final Party at Boston's City Hall Plaza in Boston on May 27, 2019. Photo by Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Science Aug 22

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How limiting high-capacity magazines could reduce the carnage in mass shootings

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As 2020 Democratic field shrinks again, rumors of a new GOP challenger for Trump

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Economy Aug 22

Why skyrocketing federal debt will mean the next recession is harder to overcome

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How detention causes long-term harm to children

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How current Japan-South Korea tensions reflect decades of resentment

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