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The decision, unanimous on Title IX but split 6–3 on equal protection, upheld bans in twenty-seven states on transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams
With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the wreckage
Despite some rulings that limited the President’s authority, the Court made clear its commitment to a conservative agenda
The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close
After the country’s most deadly act of gun violence in nearly thirty years, some politicians asked whether the real problem wasn’t gun control but antisemitism. Were they right?
Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life
In "Requiem for a Barber," Jan Wagner reflects on the intimate connections forged in a barbershop, exploring themes of memory, loss, and the passage of time through the lens of personal stories.
Israel is reacting in disbelief after Washington and Tehran inked an agreement meant to end the war. The initial deal re-opens the Strait of Hormuz - but only starts a 60-day negotiating clock to address Iran's nuclear program. Israelis across the political spectrum have called the deal a disaster - while the Prime Minister has yet to comment
To a young d.j. in 2003, Wayne Wonder’s dancehall anthem seemed like a beacon from a better world
The author reads his story from the July 6 & 13, 2026, issue of the magazine
In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail