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How Bitcoin Became an Emotional Tether for a Specific Type of Lost Boy
The cryptocurrency has become a sort of emotional tether for a specific type of lost boy. I went to Las Vegas to learn why.
Rubio calls for more information from Moscow after researcher’s suspected plague death
He said it would be difficult to move forward proactively without more transparency from the Russians.
Trump is conditioning foreign aid on deals
The State Department’s new approach to foreign aid is changing the way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works abroad.
RFK Jr.’s movement is in disarray
Tony Lyons, the leading organizer of the Make America Healthy Again movement, promised to raise $100 million to support Republicans this year. He’s nowhere close.
Republicans tried to punt health care cuts until after the midterms. It didn’t work.
While most GOP-enacted cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs won’t happen until 2027, Democrats are speaking to the voters already feeling the squeeze.
A cure for ‘medical tyranny’: RFK Jr. puts a positive spin on AI
Many voters fear artificial intelligence threatens their lives, but the health secretary stressed its potential benefits during a Make America Healthy Again Summit.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Sen. Kennedy rails against AI developers as ‘high IQ stupid people’
The Louisiana Republican’s comments come as both Democrats and Republicans have been forced to find ways to address the backlash against data centers.
Will Kevin Warsh Squander a Huge Opportunity?
The new Fed chair will have the spotlight at the central bank’s high-profile conference in Jackson Hole. He should use it.
Vance asks Mainers to vote Republican — as Trump ups the trade war with Canada
Vice President JD Vance’s visit marked his second to Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in four months.
“Incredible Moment for the Borderlands”: Judge Blocks Border Wall Expansion in Big Bend & West Texas
In a victory for environmentalists and immigration rights’ advocates, a federal judge in El Paso, Texas, has blocked further border wall construction inside Big Bend National Park. “We slammed the brakes on $7 billion worth of corrupt construction contracts,” says Laiken Jordahl, a national public lands advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, which sued to block the expansion. “We have effectively stopped construction across West Texas, and it’s incredible.
The White House and the Market Are Telling Different Stories
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The political strategist James Carville once joked that if he ended up being reincarnated, he’d like to come back as the bond market. “You can intimidate everybody,” he said.
Not Scott Bessent.
How Long Until AI Hacks Everything?
The Australian government has been scrambling since the revelation that, earlier this year, it was hacked. At the United Nations General Assembly last month, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shared that OpenAI models had, of their own accord, accessed private data from the nation’s Medicare database—in addition to probing or seeking to infiltrate at least three other government agencies.
Something Like People
I am sure if we explain one more time that we are people
They will finally understand why this needs to stop
Oh! They will say, their eyes widening
Oh! How terrible!
We did not think of this happening to a person
We thought of this as one of those things that happened
We thought of it as happening in a story
In a group chat
We did not realize there were people in there!
Trump Is Considering a Plan to Strike Iran Before the Midterms
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After months of on-again, off-again fighting, the United States hasn’t struck Iran in several weeks. The stretch of relative tranquility is coinciding with the final phase of the midterm-election campaign, and the assumption has been that President Trump will want to keep it going through November 3 so as not to remind voters of an unpopular war that is dragging Republican candidates down nationwide.
But that may not be what happens.
Photos: The Student Protests in France
Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty
People gather on and around a statue in the center of Place de la République at the end of a demonstration on a day of nationwide protests organized by high-school students and joined by unions and teachers, who for days have been demanding better learning conditions, in Paris, on October 6, 2026.
Stephane Mahe / Reuters
French high-school and university students attend a demonstration on a nationwide day of protests and blockades, in Nantes on October 6, 2026.
Three Years into Genocide, “The IDF Is Still Hunting Gazans”: Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri
In Gaza, October 7, 2023, is viewed as the beginning of the genocide. Over the past three years, Israel killed over 74,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, but many believe that number is a vast undercount. The killing continues despite a so-called ceasefire that took effect about a year ago.
“Every single aspect of the life of the people of Gaza has changed once and forever,” since October 7, says Akram al-Satarri, a Gaza-based journalist.
“Origins of a Genocide”: Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara on “Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East”
Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East: Origins of a Genocide is the new book by Al Jazeera senior political analyst Marwan Bishara discussing the crucial 12 days between Benjamin Netanyahu’s October 7 speech and Biden’s “rare” Oval Office speech on October 19. “October 7 was bloody, and it was horrific. … But Netanyahu and his government had to go overboard, to exaggerate, to lie, to deceive about what exactly happened” in order to justify their actions in Gaza, says Bishara.
Israeli Activist Maoz Inon Lost His Parents on Oct. 7, Decries Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
Israelis and Palestinians are marking three years since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Nearly 1,200 Israelis were killed, and around 250 were taken hostage. It was the deadliest such attack in Israel’s history, after which Israel immediately began bombing the Gaza Strip, killing at least 5,000 people by October 23, 2023. At least 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
Bushisms. Sex Scenes. Evil Tech Companies. Slate’s Ranked It All.
To celebrate our 30th birthday, here’s a time capsule containing the best listicles from our three decades.
What Should You Do With Your Money?
Personal finance expert Adam Auriemma on budgeting, renting versus buying, investments, financial advisors, and more!
Money Talks: Wall Street’s Personal Injury Payouts
New York Times investigative reporter Ellen Gabler on what can go wrong when investors stand to profit from a personal-injury lawsuit.
How Bitcoin Became an Emotional Tether for a Specific Type of Lost Boy
The cryptocurrency has become a sort of emotional tether for a specific type of lost boy. I went to Las Vegas to learn why.
