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Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of ...

Sometimes a lie is not an act of betrayal, but of love, protection, or even survival. There are times when the truth can do ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he ...

The moment you power on your device, you drain its battery. The battery charge on your phone's screen isn't absolute. A few safety factors are also baked into the software and hardware that ...

and swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Last Thursday, the Supreme Court denied the government’s motion to vacate U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis’s order to ...

For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. By Nicholas Casey Read by Malcolm Hillgartner Produced by Adrienne Hurst ...

In this episode, Mark Thornton untangles the truth behind the so-called “twin deficits,” revealing why trade imbalances aren’t necessarily bad, and how government borrowing distorts investment, fuels ...

Cross-border retailer Ubuy has created the brainteaser that challenges you to spot the mobile phone hiding in the ocean of shopping bags, baskets, credit cards, hangers, and tags. They found that ...

A while back, we wrote a post where doctors and nurses revealed common health lies people shouldn't believe ... or 'just needs to make a 10-minute phone call.' In my 20-year experience, I have ...