Authoritarian drift in El Salvador
Nayib Bukele’s overwhelming victory has occurred in the context of a serious deterioration of the rule of law
Eagle Pass: a trip to the heart of the confrontation over control of the US-Mexico border
Local residents and businesses are feeling the strain after Texas Governor Greg Abbott militarized a popular city park in a standoff with federal authorities over immigration
Meta adds risk factor of Mark Zuckerberg’s love for combat sports in annual report
The warning to investors came after Elon Musk’s challenge to take on the Facebook founder in a cage fight in Las Vegas
A million-dollar project against familial cancer aims to take thousands of people out of the ‘genetic purgatory’
The research, involving nine Spanish centers, seeks to identify mutations that cause a higher-than-usual incidence of cancer in about 300 families
Disney wants trade secrets kept confidential in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees
The litigation is likely going to involve technical, financial and personal information, which could result in ‘significant harm’ if they are made public, Disney said
About 13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan for displaced people, medical charity MSF says
U.N. warns that Europe may have to deal with a rise in the numbers of Sudanese refugees if a cease-fire agreement isn’t signed soon between Sudan’s warring sides
The effect of police violence on Black Americans’ health is documented in two new studies
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Police-involved killings of unarmed Black people totaled 331 from 2013 through 2019 in the database used by the researchers
NBA set to play on an LED glass court for some All-Star weekend events
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That means the skills competition, the 3-point contest, the slam dunk competition and the shooting matchup between Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu will take place on the glass floor on Feb. 17
US to roll out visa restrictions on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists
The best known example of spyware, the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group, was used to target more than 1,000 people across 50 countries
With seven matches for the 2026 World Cup, Boston expecting huge economic boost
Among the seven matches that will be played at Gillette Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough will be five group stage matches, one match in the round of 32 and a quarterfinal match on July 9
Get that skyscraper out of my face!
The construction of a tall new building blocking views of the Empire State Building sparks a debate on regulating the Manhattan skyline
The science of happiness comes under examination
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Psychology has undergone serious upheaval over the last decade, as researchers realized that many studies were unreliable and unrepeatable
Blinken seeks Gaza truce deal at the most ‘dangerous’ moment in the Middle East crisis
The U.S. Secretary of State began his fifth tour of the region on Monday after Washington struck targets in Iraq and Syria, where six U.S.-allied fighters were killed by pro-Iranian militias