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  • Gas shortageEnvironment

    3 stunning charts show how the world of gas-guzzling has changed—and hasn’t—since the trauma of the 1973 oil embargo

    By Jim Krane, Mark Finley, and others
  • American farmerSuccess

    The average American farmer is so old they’re practically a boomer

    By David R. Buys, John J. Green, and others
  • BanksyLifestyle

    An upcoming defamation case could finally unmask the famous street artist Banksy—but he may not be just one person

    By Tyson Mitman and The Conversation
  • Israel hostage vigilPolitics

    Israel has no good options for dealing with Hamas’ hostage-taking in Gaza, security expert says

    By James Forest and The Conversation
  • Gavin NewsomEnvironment

    Apple and Patagonia love Gavin Newsom’s move to make big firms disclose their emissions—Chevron and Exxon are going to have to fess up

    By Lily Hsueh and The Conversation
  • Boy feeling lonely on playgroundHealth

    Doubling counselors in schools won’t solve kids’ mental health crisis—here’s what else to do

    By Joni Williams Splett and The Conversation
  • Gaza mosquePolitics

    50 years and a day after being caught off guard in the Yom Kippur War, Israel goes back to the scary ’70s in the stunning Hamas attack

    By Dov Waxman and The Conversation
  • War in IsraelPolitics

    How Hamas flooded Israel, killed hundreds and took another 100 hostage: A revolution in drone warfare dating back to Ukraine

    By Michael J. Armstrong and The Conversation
  • 08 October 2023, Israel, Sderot: A general view of destruction after the deadly attack on a police station in the city of Sderot on the second day of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)Finance

    Why Iran is the big winner from Hamas’ massive shock attack on Israel, according to Air Force analyst of Middle East affairs

    By Aaron Pilkington and The Conversation
  • Shawn FainSuccess

    Why the UAW’s tough bargaining stance is working and how Shawn Fain caught Detroit ‘flat-footed,’ according to an auto labor history scholar

    By Marick Masters and The Conversation
  • Javier MileilPolitics

    The frontrunner in Argentina’s presidential election is a chainsaw-wielding ‘anarcho-capitalist’ who wants to shift to the U.S. dollar

    By Eric D. Carter and The Conversation
  • Margot RobbieSuccess

    ‘Barbie’ and ‘Star Wars: Andor’ both show how recognition of repression leads to radicalization, rebellion and ultimately revolution

    By Michael Allen, Julie VanDusky-Allen, and others
  • John FettermanSuccess

    John Fetterman’s hoodie and gym shorts on the Senate floor are roiling DC, but a fashion historian says shorts have been getting under people’s skin for decades

    By
  • Fran DrescherSuccess

    Fran Drescher’s just fighting to take back what the Netflix loophole erased—understanding the real story over 2% and residuals

    By David Arditi and The Conversation
  • KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – SEPTEMBER 24: Taylor Swift is seen during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jason Hanna/Getty Images)Success

    Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game is exactly the distraction corporate online media needed from the Hollywood strikes, attention economy scholar says

    By Aarushi Bhandari and The Conversation