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Skyrocketing healthcare costs for illegal immigrants sparks border state outcry

2 mn readAn Arizona proposal seeks to investigate the healthcare costs of illegal immigrants as the impact on taxpayers and hospitals recently rocked California. State Senate Bill 1268 would make it state law to ask somebody for their immigration or citizenship status on hospital forms, including if they are in the country illegally. In addition, it would […]

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Australia’s X-rated underwater show

5 mn readEach year, the small South Australian town of Whyalla becomes home to one of the most spectacular underwater events: the spawning of the giant Australian cuttlefish. “First time you go and put your head under the water and see hundreds and hundreds of cuttlefish in this one little area, it just looks like a chaotic […]

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‘We are still at war’: Syria’s Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad’s fall

5 mn readTo reach north-east Syria, we cross a rickety floating bridge over the River Tigris. Our minibus rattles as it takes us from Iraqi Kurdistan through Syrian oil fields, where jacks pumping crude oil line the roads. This part of Syria is controlled by Kurds, who call it Rojava – meaning western Kurdistan. Since 2012, after […]

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Stock market today: Wall Street rises just enough to break its 4-day losing streak

3 mn readU.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday after climbing in the morning but then running out of steam. The S&P 500 finished an iota higher, less than 0.1%, after surrendering virtually all of its early gain of 0.9%. But that was just enough to break a four-day losing streak that had knocked […]

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Jeff Bezos’ rocket company is slashing 10% of its workforce a month after debut orbital launch

< 1 mn readJeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin is cutting 10% of its workforce. This week’s move comes a month after the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which reached orbit on its first try. CEO Dave Limp relayed the layoff news to employees Thursday, with notifications going out Friday. In an email to staff obtained […]

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South Carolina again faces showdown over spending public money on private school tuition

3 mn readThe South Carolina House approved its own version of a bill Wednesday that would let parents spend taxpayer money on private school tuition. After a routine final vote Thursday, the bill will go back to the state Senate, which can either accept the House version or work on a compromise. The version passed by the […]

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