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Fossils Show Giant Predatory Sea Scorpions Were Distance Swimmers

Specimens of what appear to be the largest eurypterid species found in Australia could shed light on the sudden extinction of the massive arthropods.
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Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender Students in Some States

The order maintained halts by lower courts on federal rules prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in schools.
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Abortion Rights Advocates Hit the D.N.C.: Free Vasectomies and an Inflatable IUD

This convention is likely to be a head-on display of a new, unbridled abortion politics.
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Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy

Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas.
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Harris Lays Out Her Economic Vision, Casting Trump’s as Backward-Looking

In her first major policy speech, the vice president argued that her Republican opponent was too focused on the past, painting herself as someone who would protect the middle class for generations.
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From ‘Perfect Candidate’ to Sudden Exit: Inside the Fall of Columbia’s President

Nemat Shafik was vilified on almost all sides for her handling of the protests over the Israel-Hamas war. When given an offramp, she took it.
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Inside the Fall of Columbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik

Nemat Shafik was vilified on almost all sides for her handling of the protests over the Israel-Hamas war. When given an offramp, she took it.
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La ofensiva ucraniana expone las debilidades de Rusia

La operación se desarrolló en secreto, ideada para desviar a los soldados rusos de las líneas del frente en Ucrania y apoderarse de territorio para utilizarlo como moneda de cambio.
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Russia Closes In on Key Eastern Ukrainian City Despite Kursk Incursion

A Russian advance toward Pokrovsk casts doubts on Ukraine’s hopes that its cross-border offensive will prompt Moscow to scale back attacks elsewhere.
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What Minnesota’s Law on Free Tampons in Public Schools Actually Does

Conservatives have criticized Gov. Tim Walz over the law, but schools have not taken it as a mandate to put menstrual products into boys’ restrooms.