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As more states create election integrity units, Arizona is a cautionary tale

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How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies

By Isaac Arnsdorf

He came out as trans. Then Texas had him investigate parents of trans kids.

After Gov. Greg Abbott ordered child abuse investigations of the parents of transgender children, Morgan Davis, a Child Protective Services worker in Austin, was assigned two cases.

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Ask a Doctor: Why do I get sleepy after lunch, and what can I do about it?

Feeling sleepy in the afternoon is very common and usually isn’t a reason for concern. The most likely cause: your circadian rhythm.

By Lydia Kang, MD

OPINIONS

The baby formula crisis wasn’t a complete disaster. Here’s why.

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I don’t want your god in charge of my health care

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Flyover no more. Middle America is having a moment.

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How Ron DeSantis conquered Greg Abbott to become supreme GOP troll

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Will Putin survive this blunder in Ukraine? Ask David Ignatius.

The disturbing strategy behind MAGA complaints about a ‘woke military’

Opinion by Max Boot

Want to phase out fossil fuels? We must fundamentally change our buildings.

Opinion by Joseph G. Allen, Parichehr Salimifard and Jonathan Buonocore

College students hate our broken politics. But we’re partly to blame.

Opinion by Joshua Park

Listen: Why Russians have had enough with the war in Ukraine

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War in Ukraine

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Gunman attacks Russian military recruiter as thousands flee mobilization

A recruitment officer at a military enlistment station in Irkutsk was shot and wounded by a young man as thousands continued to flee Russia's chaotic Ukraine mobilization.

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Ian’s projected path

Florida prepares for Ian’s impact ‘one way or the other’ as hurricane strengthens

Ian was upgraded to hurricane status as it intensifies on its way to Cuba before potentially becoming the first significant hurricane to hit Florida since 2018.

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Your personality may predict your music taste, research shows

Preferences may change over time, but research shows that people tend to be especially fond of music from their adolescent years.

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Department of DataAnalysis

America’s five territories are all rapidly losing population. Why?

Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands are wildly diverse places. So why are they all rapidly losing population?

By Andrew Van Dam

Gunman wearing swastika T-shirt kills 13, including 7 kids, in Russian school

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Right-wing victory in Italy expected to bring swift changes to migration

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Gunman attacks Russian military recruiter as thousands flee mobilization

A recruitment officer at a military enlistment station in Irkutsk was shot and wounded by a young man as thousands continued to flee Russia's chaotic Ukraine mobilization.

How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies

Florida prepares for Ian’s impact ‘one way or the other’ as hurricane strengthens

The Biden-Trump rematch, in many ways, has already begun

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Long before his war in Ukraine, Putin waged war on Russian journalists

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Ask a Doctor: Why do I get sleepy in the afternoon after eating lunch?

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Climate & Environment

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Extreme Summer

Check our map to find out how much hotter this summer was in your county

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As wildfires grow, militaries are torn between combat, climate change

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What it takes to install an EV charger — and when it’s just not possible

By Rachel Kurzius

In ‘Saving Venice,’ PBS show follows efforts to save ‘Floating City’

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World

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in historic turnabout

By Mary Beth Sheridan

As world gathers to honor Abe, Japan grapples with Unification Church’s influence

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma

Iran president threatens ‘decisive’ response as protests continue

By Kareem Fahim and Babak Dehghanpisheh

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As disaster hits the Philippines again, a farmer’s sorrow reveals the stakes

Poor, rural farmers have shouldered the brunt of natural disasters that have ravaged the Philippines in recent years. Super Typhoon Noru was no exception.

By Jhesset O. Enano, Rebecca Tan and Regine Cabato