I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed...
Barbara Ford, 83, works in the medical field. Laura Thompson for BI This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Barbara Ford, an 83-year-old registered nurse and patient advocate for a healt...
A new report has published harrowing testimonies by Palestinians who were released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, rights activists are worried that Israel is now considering th...
Population falls for fourth year in a row as policymakers struggle with demographic crisis...
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/the-wealth-of-the-top-1percent-reaches-a-record-52-trillion.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46650807 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...
Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged "terrorists" and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those th...
Article URL: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/12/11/we-cant-have-nice-things-because-of-ai-scrapers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608840 Points: 10 # Comments: 0...
The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...
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From utopian origins to AI-driven rivals, the "people's encyclopedia" has been shaped by debates over neutrality, expertise and the future of shared knowledge....
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI "There's two things that I care about the most: the gym and my work," says Mahir Laul. The 18-year-old took a leave of absence from New York University this past...
As an initiative redistributes a bumper surplus of spuds, here's a look at the Germans' great love affair with the potato....
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The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
The Treasury announcement comes a day after Trump that he’d been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped....
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Move is part of an effort to limit entries from foreigners who rely on government welfare...
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Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, of Nicaragua, died of a "presumed suicide" on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso, ICE said....