Maxime Marquette
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The Race Against Time to Save NASA's Swift Telescope
On July 3, 2026, in the night sky above Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a rocket lifted off on a mission
The Blood Test That Could Spare Patients an Unnecessary Chemotherapy
Among the biggest, heaviest open questions haunting modern oncology is this one: after cancer surgery, how do you know which patients will
One Year Into the Big Beautiful Bill, Who Really Won, Who Paid the Bill
Exactly one year ago, on July 4, 2025, Donald Trump put his signature on the Big Beautiful Bill, the budget law meant
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Slam the Door on the ICC
It is now official: in a statement published on July 1, 2026, the presidency of the Assembly of States Parties of the
The MARCH Trial Dismantles a Decades-Old Ritual in Intensive Care
In nearly every hospital on earth, a routine gesture has become so common that nobody questions it anymore: giving mucoactive agents to
Guns, Immigrants, LGBT Rights — the Supreme Court Loads Five Explosive Battles
The United States Supreme Court has barely closed a term marked by several setbacks for the Trump administration before it's already gearing
Is AI Really Destroying Jobs? A Major Study Says Otherwise
For two years now, a dominant narrative has taken hold of public debate: artificial intelligence is supposedly destroying jobs on a massive
The FTC Wants to Steamroll State AI Laws, a Risky Bet for Innovation
On July 1, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposed policy statement asserting that federal law can preempt state law whenever
Maxwell Coddled at Bryan, Congress Demands Answers the DOJ Won't Give
On June 17, 2026, staff members from the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee spent roughly three