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Greetings from Porto, whose lanes are lined with colorful textiles

Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Por...

Jun 03, 2026
Takeaways from Iowa's primaries. And, DOJ nixes Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

Polls have now closed in six states that held primary elections yesterday. Here are the key takeaways. And, the Justice Department has scrapped plans ...

Jun 03, 2026
President Trump seeks control of science funding

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed chan...

Jun 03, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike a St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of Putin visit

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annua...

Jun 03, 2026
The world is connected by copper. It's a huge target for thieves

The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the re...

Jun 03, 2026
We finally know enough about how the brain breaks to focus on fixing it, experts say

The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks....

Jun 03, 2026
The White House's new site about 'aliens' has nothing to do with UFOs

The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here."...

Jun 03, 2026
California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two

Republicans and Democrats all compete together in the unusual primary to set the one-on-one race in November. Two Democrats and one Republican were in...

Jun 03, 2026
Iran and the US trade strikes in the Persian Gulf, further testing the ceasefire

Kuwait briefly shut the country's main airport after Iranian drones heavily damaged it and killed one person, the latest in a series of attacks by Ira...

Jun 03, 2026
Why one of the cities most dependent on the Colorado River now has water for sale

Once one of the most dependent on the Colorado River, San Diego now may have water to sell to states that are seeing their supplies from the shrinking...

Jun 03, 2026

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