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I've spent 30 years visiting Cuba. I've never seen so much hope for the US to bring change
A woman peeks out from the doorway of her home in Havana, Cuba, on May 6, 2026. Yamil LAge/AFP via Getty Images
‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within
By Joseph J. Go...
How to separate cancer research from cancer misinformation
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Don't trust chatbots’ financial advice — use it as a starting point
One out of every five Americans say they lost more than $100 by following financial advice from an AI chatbot, a 2025 survey found. Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash
When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt
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Why 87% of surplus groceries go to waste instead of being donated to help the hungry
Food banks tend to be large and have lots of special equipment that increases their efficiency. Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images
Why only 13% of surplus food gets donated by US supermarkets and other retailers to help hungry people – and...
Glaciers you've never heard of could be the most important climate havens
A large rock glacier fills a valley in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Google Earth: Google, Airbus, Landsat, Copernicus
You’ve never heard of these glaciers, but they’re becoming critical climate havens as America’s iconic mounta...
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