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Supreme Court to Hear Major Environmental Lawsuit
The justices will begin their new term with a landmark case about whether local governments can sue oil companies over damages caused by climate change.
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Democrats Expect Record Number of Women in Party in House After Midterm Elections
Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win.
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How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term
Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.
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How Art Unlocks Hidden Pathways to Creativity in Everyday Life
Have you ever found yourself doodling in the margins of a notebook during a particularly dull meeting or class? Or maybe you’ve picked up a paintbrush or some colored pencils after a stressful day, only to find yourself feeling surprisingly refreshed afterwards. It turns out, art isn’t just something that hangs in galleries or is…
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[Audio] Episode 454 — The Marriage of Compliance and Data
In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov traces the decades-long relationship between compliance and data, from the profession’s earliest, checkbox-style attempts to measure program effectiveness through crude proxies like hotline volume and training completion rates, through the rise of continuous monitoring systems, integrated dashboards, and key risk indicators that enabled expedited auditing…
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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco as Yemen Conflict Escalates
More than 200 U.S. intelligence and military analysts are in Saudi Arabia helping it provide assistance to its Yemeni allies, current and former U.S. officials say.
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Brazil Elections Head to Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro Son
Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor his top challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, won a majority of votes in the first round, and the race appeared very close.
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Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot
The Omani co-pilot who officials said tried to crash the plane was said to have embraced extremist Islamist views.
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Iran’s Top Security Official Warns of Dire Economic Crisis
The rare admission from Mohsen Rezaei, the security chief, came weeks after the U.S. tightened sanctions and its naval blockade.
