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Students sitting in a classroom at tables watch a demonstration with an orrery (mechanical solar system model) in the foreground and a globe visible in the background. One woman sitting at the tables, wearing green, smiles broadly.
Science & Technology

Steven Spielberg is not alone in saying we are not alone

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A fire billows in the early morning hours after a reported military strike in Venezuela.
World & National News

Officials capture Nicolás Maduro, strike Caracas: Is the U.S. at war?

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by Tanner Stening
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event on Proposition 50, which is displayed next to an American flag in the background.
World & National News

California voters give Democrats a chance in mid-term elections, expert says

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by Kate Rix
A colorful restaurant row, where diners sit outside alongside an orange building in downtown San Juan.
World & National News

How Congress shaped Puerto Rico’s status — and its struggle for equality

by Alena Kuzub
Donald Trump sitting at a desk in the oval office, in the middle of saying something. Next to him, Elon Musk is standing wearing a baseball cap with his arms folded across his chest.
World & National News

Trump-Musk breakup could embolden Trump critics within the party, divide the Republicans at key moment, expert says

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by Tanner Stening
Portrait of U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee.
World & National News

Barbara Lee, Mills College graduate and longtime U.S. representative, elected mayor of Oakland

by David Nordman
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Health

What is causing autism rates to rise? And should we be concerned?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
President Donald Trump standing in front of a microphone at the front of a joint session in Congress.
World & National News

5 key takeaways from Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress

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by Cyrus Moulton

Arlington/Washington: Congress

by Cody Mello-Klein
An illustration of a UFO flying over a forest.
Science & Technology

Are UFOs spawning a new religious movement?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaking at a podium in front of a Northeastern logo on the Seattle campus
University News

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal champions federal funding for new lab on Northeastern’s Seattle campus

by Ian Thomsen
Joe Biden in front of a microphone.
World & National News

Biden wants to reform the Supreme Court. But will Congress make it happen?

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by Tanner Stening