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Giant tortoise population rises from 1,000 to 183,000
“The population of giant tortoises on Seychelles’ Aldabra Atoll is now estimated at 183,000, the highest figure on record for…
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Economy
World trade grows more rapidly than expected, despite Iran War
“The World Trade Organization has more than doubled its forecast for this year’s growth in global merchandise trade volume, from…
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Economy
Income rises for middle-income and bottom-income households
“The latest Distribution of Household Income report from the Congressional Budget Office finds that average inflation-adjusted household income in the…
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Life expectancy hits new high in Western Hemisphere
“Life expectancy in the Americas has reached a record high. According to the Pan American Health Organization’s Health in the…
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Science and Technology
AI model out-strategizes humans
“An AI model has surpassed the best human players at the game of Stratego. The strategy game, which includes a…
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Weight loss drugs grow even more effective
“By combining its weight-loss drug tirzepatide with eloralintide, a new drug that mimics a hormone involved in signaling fullness, Eli…
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Law and Government
Vehicle thefts fall 21 percent
“According to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, vehicle thefts in the US fell 21 percent in the first…
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Business
Geothermal power plant begins selling electricity to the grid
“In Utah, Fervo Energy’s Cape Station enhanced geothermal power plant has started selling electricity to the grid, with its first…
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Law and Government
Construction permit issued for small modular nuclear reactor
“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a commercial small modular nuclear reactor, authorizing the Tennessee Valley…
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Foreign Affairs
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs on some goods
“The United States and China have agreed to lower tariffs on goods worth about $60 billion in annual trade between…
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Foreign Affairs
Persian Gulf oil makes its way overland through Syria
“Syria is set to provide a route for Iraqi crude exports to avoid the hazardous Strait of Hormuz, with a…
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Science and Technology
Genetic therapy could cure hepatitis B
“Researchers have developed an epigenetic-editing therapy that could eventually offer a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B, meaning long-term control…
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Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence gets cheaper
“The cost of AI performance is falling at an exceptional rate, according to a new report from Epoch AI, a…
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Sea turtles move north
“Sea turtles have nested on the US West Coast for the first time in recorded history, with two olive ridley…
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Economy
Global economy remains buoyant
“Despite the war with Iran and its associated oil-supply shock, consensus forecasts compiled by the World Bank predict that the…
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Law and Government
Idaho cuts its government red tape in half
“Idaho has cut its state administrative code nearly in half since 2018. Under a “zero-based regulation” program, rules that agencies…
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Business
Self-piloting airplane completes multi-leg journey across America
“An autonomous aircraft has completed a multi-leg flight across the United States. Using Joby Aviation’s autonomous flight technology, the converted…
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Economy
Europe reaches free trade deals with southeast Asian nations
“After years of negotiations, the European Union is closing a series of trade deals with Southeast Asian countries. The EU…
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Science and Technology
Foreigners are more optimistic about artificial intelligence than Americans are
“A recent Gallup survey found widespread international optimism about artificial intelligence. In 32 of the 37 countries surveyed, AI-aware adults…
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Foreign Affairs
Leprosy cases fall to 167,356
“Reported leprosy cases continue to decline worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, 167,356 new cases were reported globally in…
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Social Issues
Excessive drinking falls
“The share of American drinkers who say they sometimes overindulge has fallen to a record low. In a July 2026…
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Threatened songbird makes a comeback
“The black robin, a threatened songbird recently named New Zealand’s Bird of the Year, has rebounded from a population of…
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Crested ibis recovers from the brink of extinction
“China’s crested ibis has recovered from the brink of extinction. In 1981, just seven known crested ibises remained in the…
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Economy
Indian free trade agreements multiply
“India is rapidly increasing its number of trade agreements. Since February 2021, India has signed seven free trade agreements covering…
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Business
Automated lettuce farm delivers crops directly to supermarkets
“A fully automated lettuce farm in Norway is delivering lettuce to supermarket shelves.…No one touches the lettuce from the moment…
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Economy
U.S. oil production likely to reach record in 2026
Higher oil prices lead to higher oil production in countries that are able to export oil: “The Energy Information Administration…
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Nuclear power output hits record
“Nuclear reactors generated a record 2,702 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2025, up from 2,667 terawatt-hours in 2024, the previous record.…
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Drone attacks strike crowded courtroom and college
“Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have intensified deadly drone attacks in government-held towns in the frontline state of North Kordofan,…
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Commercial fishing resumes after moratorium
“The Northern cod stock off Newfoundland and Labrador has officially recovered. After collapsing in the early 1990s, the stock has…
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Bison herds are returning to northern Mexico
“Conservationists are reestablishing bison herds in northern Mexico….the effort began in 2009, when 23 bison were brought from South Dakota…
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Joro spiders don’t threaten native spiders in the U.S.
“When the Joro spider, an orb-weaver from East Asia, was first recorded in the United States around 2014, many feared…
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The typical person has a higher income than ever
“U.S. inflation-adjusted median household income reached a record high of $87,460 in 2025, surpassing the previous record of $85,320, set…
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Winery grows grapes at nearly 12,000 feet
At 11,811 feet “above sea level in Tibet, grapes grow against the odds. Winters freeze the ground along the Yarlung…
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White-rumped vultures make a comeback after vets switch drugs
“Nepal’s critically endangered white-rumped vultures are making a rapid comeback. A new analysis of roadside vulture surveys estimates that the…
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New canal shortens shipping distances by 350 miles
China has opened the Pinglu Canal, a new waterway that shortens the shipping route from parts of southwestern China to…
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Artificial intelligence creates more jobs than it destroys
“So far, the AI boom appears to be adding far more American jobs than it is eliminating,” reports The Doomslayer.…
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