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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Trump’s crypto profits complicate the industry’s push for deregulation (opens the original)

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    How Trump’s crypto winnings undermined the industry’s push for looser regulationBy Lee Reiners, Duke University<d

  2. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Are paper receipts bad for your health? A toxicologist explains (opens the original)

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    Are there toxic chemicals in your grocery store receipt?By Sean McCann, University of Illinois Chicago<div class="image2-ins

  3. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    How AI tools could help when lawyers aren’t available or are too expensive (opens the original)

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    AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needsBy Ellen Murphy, Wake Forest University<img alt="" class="sizing-large" height="399.725274725

  4. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    119 countries are waiting for climate disaster funding – Nepal could be a major test (opens the original)

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    Nepal isn’t the only disaster‑struck country waiting for money from the global climate Loss and Damage FundBy Tarun Gopalakrishnan, Tufts University<

  5. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    The midterm elections that changed American politics for decades (opens the original)

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    2 midterm elections that brought on new eras in US politicsBy Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia<img alt="" class="sizing-large" hei

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