Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy recognized her for her bold and inventive work that engages with classical traditions to create ne...

Over the past few months I’ve been working on mapsnap, a program to automatically georeference old insurance maps. This post explains why these maps are interesting, how mapsnap works, and why this is worth doing.

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.

A lawsuit against Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance alleges that clients are being cut off from SNAP benefits because there are too few caseworkers.

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Volunteers told to consider not wearing branded clothing and to shut lifeboat stations if they feel in danger * Police working to protect RNLI in Dorset amid opposition to small boat rescues The RNLI is stepping up security after a backlash from far-right agitators over the lifeboat charity’s involvement in rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel and landing them on UK shores. Volunteers have been told by the charity’s bosses that they should consider not wearing RNLI branded clothing if they feel this might put them at risk. Continue reading...

Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

Jamelle Bouie: The details of what is happening here are important — that’s why I laid them out — but it’s also important to step back and make a more fundamental point: the president of the United States is engaged i

A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.

Sea turtle nesting sites are experiencing a silent reproductive catastrophe: rising sand temperatures have pushed sea turtle sex ratio to a dangerous 99% female on some beaches, eliminating breeding males from entire generations.

Jeromie Whalen and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal are facing each other in the Democratic primary for the Mass. 1st District on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The ridiculously complex Campaign for North Africa boasts 1,500 hours and recommends you play with 10 people - these gamers aim to finish it with two.