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David A. Graham, Will Gottsegen, Tom Nichols, and colleagues guide you through today’s biggest news, ideas, and cultural happenings. Sign up for the newsletter here.
David A. Graham, Will Gottsegen, Tom Nichols, and colleagues guide you through today’s biggest news, ideas, and cultural happenings. Sign up for the newsletter here.
A powerful quake rocked Afghan cities, a global health agency annoyed bacon lovers, presidential candidates trudged on, and more.
A historic Category 5 hurricane nears the Mexican coast, a Democratic presidential hopeful withdraws from the race, and House Republicans struggle to avoid a national default.
The Democratic frontrunner confronts the House Benghazi Committee, a U.S. soldier dies in a hostage-rescuing raid, and an assailant attacks students in Trollhattan.
The vice president doesn’t want a promotion, a young inventor decided to leave the U.S., the EU demanded two companies give up their tax deals with two nations, and more.
Canada ushered in a new leader, Syrian civilian casualties of Russian bombing were reported, the American Cancer Society revised its suggestions for women, and more.
Thousands of refugees were stranded in Serbia, an online retailer and a newspaper traded barbs, scientists released new information about canine ancestry, and more.
A West Bank holy site was set aflame, Hungary shut refugees out, Turkey took down a mysterious aircraft, and more.
The president reversed course on his Afghanistan policy, a former House Speaker prepared for court, Scottish prosecutors found a lead in a decades-old crime, and more.
The winners and losers of the Democratic debate were decided, Obama’s Afghanistan withdrawal policy became potentially less certain, writers got closer to winning a really cool award, and more.
Israel saw a spike in violence, Dutch authorities announced the cause of last summer's Flight MH17 crash, Washington geared up for this cycle’s first Democratic presidential debate, and more.
The U.S. gives up on training rebels, the Dialogue Quartet gets a Nobel Prize, gunmen attack two more campuses, and more.
An airstrike in Yemen killed dozens, the favorite for the House speakership quit the race, Russian anti-terrorist missiles missed their target, and more.
The president apologized for the deadly airstrike on Doctors Without Borders, three scientists won the top prize for chemistry, FIFA’s beleaguered chief got some bad news, and more.
A U.S. commander said the military “mistakenly” bombed a hospital in Afghanistan, people learned what neutrinos are, a European court took issue with an information-sharing agreement, and more.
Twelve nations finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership, three infectious-disease researchers receive medicine’s highest prize, the El Faro is believed lost, and more.
Roseburg grieves after a campus shooting kills nine, the Vatican downplays a meeting with Kim Davis, and Obama’s education secretary departs.
A deadly shooting occurred on an Oregon college campus, Russia carried out more airstrikes in Syria, Hurricane Joaquin intensified on its way to the U.S., and more.
Russian warplanes enter the conflict, Congress saves the day (for now), Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issues a stay, and more.
Kelly Gissendaner was denied clemency, a Daily Show host took over, a former FIFA exec got a lifetime red card, and more.