Disinformation of the Day

A leading Maryland Democrat is resisting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ push to redraw the state’s congressional map, exposing a rift over mid-cycle redistricting. [...]

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defends family KKK story after Washington Free Beacon report questions details about grandfather fleeing South Carolina threats. [...]

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks resume as both nations prepare for conflict, with Iran fortifying facilities and America deploying military assets to the region. [...]

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks resume as both nations prepare for conflict, with Iran fortifying facilities and America deploying military assets to the region. [...]

President Donald Trump joked about Nobel Prize hopes at a Board of Peace meeting, quipping he thought a Norway announcement meant he was finally getting the award. [...]

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie push for vote on Iran-related measure as the prospect of a U.S. attack on Iran looms. [...]

President Trump announces $10 billion U.S. commitment to Board of Peace initiative as he urges Iran to join the larger effort to bring peace to the region. [...]

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which has been linked to the emergence of language.(Image credit: Elena Goncharova) [...]

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An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.(Image credit: Rachel Treisman) [...]

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.(Image credit: Christopher Michel) [...]

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In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan) [...]

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name. Opponents say the legislation would disenfranchise millions of voters.(Image credit: Mario Tama) [...]