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4646 - Octavia Butler imagined the future on this typewriter

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Octavia Butler imagined the future on this typewriter

Supreme Court makes it easier to deport immigrants

The race to save Arizona's groundwater

Washington’s plan to ease the housing crisis

How Israel's wars are reshaping the Democratic Party

Reverse Course: Solutions for the climate crisis

America's 250th birthday must reckon with racism, historian says

Why ending the war won't heal the economy

What the fight over the next intelligence director means for national security

How does the Middle East see the U.S.-Iran deal?

Is Trump's Iran deal a strategic blow for the U.S.?

Lizzo reclaims sexist insult on new album

Controversial spy program set to expire

Why the Fed is trapped by inflation

New rules could kick sick people off Medicaid

Is the White House UFC fight legal?

Tips for navigating a tough job market

What one senator saw inside Delaney Hall

Is FEMA ready for hurricane season?

The former judge who helped block Trump's allies fund

Why bright-red Iowa may now be a toss-up

How Route 66 got its kicks

The bipartisan plan to ease the nation's housing crisis

The evolution of Marco Rubio

Immigration lawyers report 'chaos' over Trump’s new green card rules

What the Queen of Salsa's red satin heels say about America

Reverse Course: Sheep meet solar, AI detects wildfires

Why Jan. 6 officers are suing to stop Trump's $1.8 billion allies fund

Trump administration says the IRS can't audit Trump

Who gets the money in Trump‘s new ‘weaponization’ fund?

What to know about a new Ebola outbreak

Introducing "The Midnight Rebellion," a new climate fiction podcast

What life in China looks like

What do American businesses want from China?

How to keep your chatbot from stealing your money

Why consumer prices are rising fast

When 'America First' meets 'China First'

Virginia's top court deals huge blow to Democrats

The rare bats that helped spark a conservation movement

Drought fears spur big fight over Utah data center

What the Ohio and Indiana primaries hint about November's midterms

Psychedelics and the future of medicine

Mifepristone access is back. But for how long?

The history of America's weather forecasts

The Iran war and the future of energy

Did the Supreme Court just gut a major civil rights law?

Why has political violence become so common?

Why couldn't security stop a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?

A rabbi and an imam reflect on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz face danger and dwindling rations

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