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50 facts about food insecurity in America

Wisconsin candidates have a path off the ballot besides death under new law

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Pfizer to lower Medicaid drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Rural communities, tribes sue EPA over $2.8 billion in canceled funding for flood mitigation and resilience projects

Aerial view of Kipnuk and surrounding bodies of water.

Research shows evictions are a public health problem. Can eviction prevention be a solution?

Close-up of a person reading an eviction notice letter.

Regulations can create the monopolies they’re meant to prevent

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they're not

overhead view of woman resting head on desk in front of laptop computer and notes

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Caretaking demands often put working women at a financial and workplace disadvantage. Can gig work and the care economy help?

Mom with a baby drinking coffee while working at home with a laptop

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The food on your table, brought to you by prison labor

Louisiana State Penitentiary prison farm, also known as "Angola"

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The most congested freight corridors

Illustration with an eighteen wheel truck over an aerial view of a congested highway.

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Facial recognition, biometrics largely accepted in tech, but some remain wary of certain uses

A woman scans face using facial recognition system on smartphone.

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Big-rig parking shortage across the US spells juggernaut problems

Colorful big rig semi trucks with semi trailers parked closely in a lot.

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Changes in child tax credit would have outsized impact on rural children

school bus picks up on rural road route

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San Francisco's burning question: Are we ready for Waymo Google cars?

Waymo self driving car performing tests on a street

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Rural Americans were less likely to enroll in a federal broadband assistance program. Now it's too late to sign up

Earth digger used to dig down cables for broadband connection in rural area

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America's biggest universal basic mobility experiment is taking place in L.A.

LA Metro E line train pulls into Boyle Heights with Downtown LA in the background