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Little-known international NGO finalizing building code forcing US homes to be green

An international group that formulates building codes widely adopted in the U.S. is preparing an energy conservation code that would force homes to be more climate friendly.

Cori Bush is shaping up to be most vulnerable ‘Squad’ member this election cycle

Rep. Cori Bush appears to be the most vulnerable member of the progressive "Squad" as she battles several problems heading into her August Democrat primary.

Biden Comes Out against Pending U.S. Steel Purchase by Japanese Company

‘I told our steel workers I have their backs, and I meant it.’

Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile

For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat.

Migrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in U.S.

The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas.

GOP primary opponent attempts to throw Massie off ballot over ally’s residence

Rep. Thomas Massie is facing a primary candidate who is attempting to throw the Kentucky Republican off the ballot.

Judge rejects Trump bid to toss classified documents case on constitutional grounds

A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.

Baby Bust: How a family-unfriendly culture has left us with fewer children

My first night as a dad is seared in my memory.  I remember collapsing into a blue maternity room recliner and bawling my eyes out, overwhelmed by the dizzying mix of terror and gratitude that only parenthood brings. I was in awe at the physical feat my wife had just performed in delivering a human, […]

Margaret Cavendish’s contradictory multitudes

“Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” the most famous rhetorical question in English, is now retired upon finding an answer: Francesca Peacock.  The reputation of Margaret Cavendish, the subject of Peacock’s debut book, was accustomed to attacks during and well after her lifetime. Her Restoration-era contemporaries deemed her unlearned and insane, and some denied her authorship […]

The sad, happy life of Carson McCullers

On Nov. 21, 1940, novelist Carson McCullers threw a party with the writers and artists she shared a dilapidated home with in Brooklyn Heights. It was a Thanksgiving party, a housewarming party, and a birthday party for the British composer Benjamin Britten, one of the residents of the brownstone commune. After a meal of turkey […]

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