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Philippines weather bureau warns of ‘life-threatening conditions’ as super storm heads for its largest island., Nearly a million people have evacuated their homes in the Philippines as the country braced for another powerful storm, days after a typhoon killed more than 200 people. The storm, named Fung-wong, started battering northeasternContinue Reading

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When public programs like SNAP are cut, voter turnout historically declines Published November 8, 2025 6:30AM (EST) (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / ) In 2004, Phil Bredesen, the former Democratic governor of Tennessee, made significant changes to the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare, such as eliminating eligibility expansions.Continue Reading

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Exclusives Dobropillia diversion: did Russia trick Ukraine into losing Pokrovsk?. A Russian incursion north of Pokrovsk in August diverted Ukrainian reinforcements. Was it all in the Kremlin’s plan? The Boomerang Soldiers: How Romania’s commandos became mercenaries—then came back to coup Bucharest. Instructors who fought for Wagner in Africa trained operativesContinue Reading