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Text • Jo Borrás

Argentina’s solar train brings zero-emission travel to an ancient trade route

The Tren Solar de la Quebrada is Latin America’s first primarily solar-powered passenger train, carrying tens of thousands of travelers through the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca with the power of the sun.

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • CJ McIntyre

Vandals Target Popular Hudson Valley Orchard

It's never something you want to see happen at one of the Hudson Valley's favorite family destinations, but thankfully this story has a positive ending. Continue reading…

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Boris

Mysterious Bug With Painful Bite Begins Screeching at Night in Hudson Valley

That loud noise you're hearing in the Hudson Valley right now isn't from crickets, but a bug with a painful bite that's a master of disguise. Continue reading…

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
Text • Andrea Thompson

People Can't Stop Making Fun Of Trump For Claiming Victory In His Own Golf Tournament

As if he weren't already giving the American people plenty of ammunition to make fun of him with, Trump found himself absolutely buried in humiliating mockery this weekend after he openly bragged about the victory he claimed at his own damn golf tournament. For what has to...

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Text • Emily Singer

Susan Collins: Never Missed A Chance To Cast The Wrong Vote

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine released a campaign ad this week that paints her as a bipartisan workhorse, hoping that it will convince enough voters in left-leaning Maine to cast their ballots for her in November and save her reelection. However, the ad has to go b...

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Text • Ed Scarce

James Carville Gets Ready To Leave The Democratic Party

With Democratic Socialists poised to win several more key primary races in Michigan and Wisconsin soon, the veteran Democratic strategist is getting fed up and vowing to leave the party if Hasan Piker becomes a leading voice for the party. Mehdi Hasan is correct. The fact t...

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Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, Blondie performs, The Tide Is High. On this date in 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage with three ships: Santa María, Pinta, and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, for the "Indies." Our bloggers are all about the water today!

LawDork says that, "Only the second Trump administration could find a way to get so bogged down in such a shallow pool."

Just An Earth-bond Misfit, I notes that Pirro and the attorneys working for her are answerable to judges and to state bar ethics committees.

Everyone is Entitled To My Own Opinion tells us that Grand Theft Paint Chips no longer a crime!

The Field Negro rounds-up the news.

Bonus Track: The Last Museum has a searchable database of over 5M works of art from 3000BC to today. This is an way to spend your lunch hour.

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Text • Cliff Schecter

The 2026 Senate Map: The Democratic Path Runs Thru Michigan

David Shuster showed up to this week’s Amped Up angry, and it took 90 seconds to see why. Trump called into Fox & Friends and started screaming profanities on air b/c Iran declined his bombing “pause”—what Cliff called the water-break theory of war. Meanwhile, at the D...

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Democrats Strongly Favored to Take the House

G. Elliot Morris: “We give the Democrats an 85% chance to win the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a 55% chance to win control of the Senate.”

TorrentFreak
Text • Ernesto Van der Sar

Record Labels Offer to Abandon $46.8 Million Piracy Case Against Grande

After the Supreme Court's Cox ruling reshaped ISPs piracy liability, the record labels behind a $46.8 million verdict against Grande Communications are ready to walk away from the case entirely. Grande won't let them, however. The Internet provider is holding out for a formal win and the millions in bond costs it says the appeal ran up.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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10-Minute Challenge: ‘A Sunday on La Grande Jatte’ (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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The U.S. Isn’t Making Enough Weapons (theatlantic.com)

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Ny musikkvideo utløste debatt. Nå trekker Ariana Grande seg tilbake. (aftenposten.no)

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Opinion | Frontier AI labs are responsible for their models (wapo.st)

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The Best Clothing Stores in New York (nytimes.com)

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Opinion | Trump’s Iran strategy is working. His vice president’s isn’t. (wapo.st)

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The 14 biggest questions to answer on MLB trade deadline day (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Opinion | A Reading List for Our Age of A.I. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Poynter
Text • Tom Jones

Dana Bash did her job — and RFK Jr. didn’t handle it well

It’s not unusual for things to get tense on a Sunday morning news program. Politicians are invited on to discuss critical issues and are often pressed to explain divisive positions. […]

The post Dana Bash did her job — and RFK Jr. didn’t handle it well appeared first on Poynter.

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Did Trump Finally Find an Offramp for the Iran War?

Wall Street Journal: “In a late-night social-media post, Trump alleged that he was calling off the strikes because ‘the perimeters of a deal have been agreed to’ that would open up the Strait of Hormuz and ensure Iran never has a nuclear weapon.” “Whether that’s the true state of the talks or not is unclear, […]