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Through comics, 'Essex County' creator shows us the struggles, triumphs of his career

Jeff Lemire explores his career arc, the road to successfully delivering Essex County and other comics to the public, in a new graphic memoir.

July 14, 2025
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  • Tahneer Oksman
Federal agents and National Guard troops confront protesters outside the downtown Los Angeles federal building on June 8. In a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Los Angeles, the ACLU alleged that people at the facility have been held in deplorable conditions and denied access to lawyers.

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  • USPS

Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.

July 14, 2025
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  • Adrian Florido
Frank Frost found camaraderie and better health in a cycling group in the U.K. that his doctor recommended he try.<br>

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  • Health

With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order

Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.

July 14, 2025
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The law includes cuts to funding for Medicaid, food assistance and other social safety net programs.

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  • Health

Why the health care lobby failed to stop cuts to Medicaid funding

The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure?

July 14, 2025
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  • Phil Galewitz and
  • Stephanie Armour
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro,  July 6, 2025.

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  • Africa

South Africa's president creates commission to look at police corruption allegations

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the police minister and launched a sweeping inquiry into alleged sabotage at the highest levels of law enforcement..

July 14, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
A damaged home is seen after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 4. Just 4% of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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  • Climate

Flood risk is widespread in the U.S. Few people have insurance for it

Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection.

July 14, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
Evelyn del Rosario Morán Cojoc, an artist from Guatemala, creates a mural that depicts traditional foods from her Maya culture — like that floating ear of corn and three yellow beans. She teaches art to kids across the country, encouraging them to depict their indigenous traditions.

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  • Global Health

Folklife stars: Maya artist, Bolivian rappers, Dolly Parton's guitar restorer

They all showed off their talents at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: How youth keep cultural traditions alive.

July 14, 2025
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  • Michal Ruprecht and
  • Photos by Ben de la Cruz

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  • Technology

I went on a date with my AI dream guy. Then I cried over shrimp

It started as a one-off dinner with a chatbot — a night of shrimp, sarcasm — then veered into something unsettlingly human.

July 14, 2025
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  • Windsor Johnston
A screenshot from a video of officers at the U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., holding an incarcerated person in a four-point restraint.

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  • Investigations

Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.

July 14, 2025
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  • Joseph Shapiro
A cargo ship loaded with containers leaves the port in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on July 8.

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  • News

Trump to meet with NATO over Russia-Ukraine war. And, a list of Trump's tariff letters

Trump will meet with NATO's secretary-general to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war as his frustrations grow over the conflict. And, the president says the European Union and Mexico will face 30% tariffs.

July 14, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to a reporter before a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 3 in Washington, D.C. Tillis announced he would not run for reelection in 2026 after voting against President Trump's signature legislation.

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  • Politics

When does a conservative lawmaker become moderate? After they disagree with Trump

Congressional Republicans have become more aligned with President Trump since he first took office. That makes even a single vote against him a "moderate" stance, even for staunch conservatives.

July 14, 2025
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  • Stephen Fowler
Chelsea's Reece James (24) lifts the trophy as President Donald Trump looks on following the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Trump marks anniversary of assassination attempt at the FIFA Club World Cup final

The president joined the players on the field after the match to present PSG players with their runner-up medals and hand Chelsea their championship trophy.

July 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Then-candidate Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being struck by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

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  • National

Senate committee details failures by Secret Service in preventing Trump shooting

The Senate Homeland Security Committee said the Secret Service's "lack of structured communication was likely the greatest contributor to the failures" at the Pennsylvania rally last summer.

July 13, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Newly-minted graduates are also encountering some storm clouds in the job market.

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  • Economy

'Panicking': Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs

Recent college graduates are facing one of the most challenging job markets in years — with the exception of the pandemic period — even as the overall unemployment rate remains low.

July 13, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to the media after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

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  • Africa

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82

Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari — who once ruled as a military dictator before returning decades later as an elected leader — has died at 82.

July 13, 2025
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
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