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Profile· No. 2143
6 million pages promised, 3.5 million delivered, the DOJ faces a federal judge
Introduction: a transparency law, an account that doesn't add up
Profile· No. 2139
The Fat-Bloated Brain Cells That Make Multiple Sclerosis Worse
Introduction: an unexpected clue in patients' brains
Profile· No. 2124
On Bulgaria's roads, NATO flexes its southeastern flank
Introduction: convoys telling the story of an alliance in motion
Essay· No. 2122
Taliban drones target Balochistan as Afghanistan-Pakistan escalation resumes
Introduction: two neighbors, a border on fire
Profile· No. 2119
Wimbledon 2026 hits its stride with stunning third-round upsets
Introduction: London grass already turned upside down
Essay· No. 2112
The Jack Smith report stays buried, American justice pays the price
Introduction: a document that may never see the light of day
Profile· No. 2109
The Republican senators finally daring to stand up to Trump
Introduction: the widening fracture inside the Republican Party
Profile· No. 2100
AI giants' $500 million bet to fix the jobs they are destroying
Introduction: a check against a wave
Essay· No. 2098
Trump wins expanded power to fire independent regulators
Introduction: a 91-year-old precedent swept away in one morning
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