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The courts will decide if the first “climate superfund” law in the nation survives, a likely years-long battle. Vermont towns, meanwhile, must figure out how to pay for infrastructure that extreme weather won’t destroy. By Dana Drugmand, Nathaniel Eisen RUTLAND, Vt.—Eighteen years after the first “climate tort” lawsuit was filed,Continue Reading

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Learn about the key feature sets of GNOME 50 desktop environment. A fresh release of GNOME 50 “Tokyo” landed on March 18, 2026. This version brings solid improvements in parental controls, accessibility, file management, and display technologies. It marks a big step forward for families, assistive tech users, and everydayContinue Reading

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Hezbollah fires projectiles at northern Israel while Israeli troops push deeper into southern Lebanon., Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fires projectiles at northern Israel while Israeli troops push deeper into southern Lebanon. Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, have killed at least 14 people, a day after IsraelContinue Reading

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2025’s most surprising breakthroughs in biology included a finding that a father’s environmental exposures can impact the development of their offspring, research confirming that intelligence evolved independently in birds and mammals, and a new mathematical model reveals that evolution happens in explosive bursts. 0:04 TWO PATH’S TO INTELLIGENCE A groupContinue Reading

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Huge election wins in Florida (and another on the horizon in Wisconsin). A wealth tax on millionaires in Washington. Paid family and medical leave in Virginia. Even in these The Traitor times, there’s good news to be found.Continue Reading

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The National Trust’s wetlands project officer has described the effect of four Eurasian beavers on the ecosystem as astonishing, a year since they were reintroduced into the wild in England for the first time in 400 years. Beavers were hunted to extinction in England in the 16th century and remainedContinue Reading