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A new federal law will ban the sale most hemp-derived products by end of the year.

ALT: People Pointing at Cabbage Lettuce

A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.

Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.

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Dario Amodei’s 3,800-word letter laid out a three-step plan to rein in artificial intelligence.

The Interior secretary is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers while seeking to accommodate them on his department’s land.

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On second thought, I’m not that hungry.

Max Stier: From a cyclospora outbreak to forest fires to the Iran war, the costs of the administration’s demolition of government are growing.

Water has run scarce in Grand Canyon National Park after the flash flooding damaged the key pipeline that supplies water across the park. As a result, all overnight guest lodging will be closed.